Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and School Functioning in Children
Epidemiological Study of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and School Functioning in Children in Regular Elementary School
University Hospital, Ghent
250 participants
Oct 6, 2022
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Children in primary school often suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which may negatively impact their overall well-being. Co-occurring neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) can adversely affect children as well and can cause restrictions in their daily life, especially in their school-environment. The goal of this observational study is to identify the prevalence of LUTS in Flemish primary school children.The main questions it aims to answer are: * How prevalent are LUTS in regular primary education? * Is there a relation with well-being in school environment? * Is there an influence of co-occuring NDDs? Children, parents and teachers will be asked to fill in questionnaires related to this research question.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Children in 4th-6th grade
- Parents whose children are in grades 1-6
- Teachers responsible for teaching children in grades 1-6
- Children who attend regular primary education
- Capable of speaking \& comprehending Dutch
Exclusion Criteria4
- High school students
- home-schooled children
- children who attend special needs education
- Language barrier to understanding Dutch
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Interventions
A validated questionnaire recommended by the Flemish inspection of education to measure well-being in primary school children of the 4th, 5th and 6th grade.
Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome, Dutch version, validated by 't Hoen et al. 2016.
Validated Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, Dutch version includes assessment of motor functioning.
Unvalidated, complementary questions including the presence of LUTS, earlier diagnosis of bladder and/or boweldysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders and perception concerning treatment characteristics.
These unvalidated questionnaire was based on the questionnaire developed by Ko et al. (2016) about the school's policies and practices regarding children's toilet use and drinking habits in the classroom, covering students in grades one through six. Epidemiological questions related to LUTS were added to complement the questionnaire.
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NCT06012903