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A Study of Oral Desmopressin in Previously Untreated Children Aged 5 to 15 Years With Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (DRIP)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00245479
First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: May 18, 2011
Last verified: May 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

To evaluate the overall response to desmopressin treatment among previously untreated enuretic children aged 5-15 years after 3 and 6 months of treatment.

To investigate the influence of possible predictive factors on response after 3 and 6 months of treatment.

To evaluate the proportion of patients achieving dryness. To evaluate the long-term safety profile of oral desmopressin in children with primary nocturnal enuresis.


Condition Intervention Phase
Nocturnal Enuresis
 Drug: Primary nocturnal enuresis
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: An Open Label, Multi-national Study of Oral Desmopressin in Previously Untreated Children Aged 5 to 15 Years With Primary Nocturnal Enuresis

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Bedwetting
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Ferring Pharmaceuticals:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To evaluate the overall response to desmopressin treatment among previously untreated enuretic children aged 5-15 years after 3 and 6 months of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To investigate the influence of possible predictive factors on response after 3 and 6 months of treatment.
  • To evaluate the proportion of patients achieving dryness.
  • To evaluate the long-term safety profile of oral desmopressin in children with primary nocturnal enuresis.

Enrollment: 802
Study Start Date: April 2002
Study Completion Date: November 2006
Primary Completion Date: September 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1 Drug: Primary nocturnal enuresis
Desmopressin

Detailed Description:

To evaluate the overall response to desmopressin treatment among previously untreated enuretic children aged 5-15 years after 3 and 6 months of treatment.

To investigate the influence of possible predictive factors on response after 3 and 6 months of treatment.

To evaluate the proportion of patients achieving dryness. To evaluate the long-term safety profile of oral desmopressin in children with primary nocturnal enuresis.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   5 Years to 15 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  • Children suffering from primary nocturnal enuresis with no organic pathology.
  • Children of either sex, not below 5 and not above 15 years of age (not below 6 years in The Netherlands and France).
  • Children with a minimum of 6 wet nights in 2 weeks.

Exclusion criteria:

  • Children who have previously been treated with desmopressin or other medications for nocturnal enuresis or enuresis alarms.
  • Children receiving substances that are known or suspected to potentiate antidiuretic hormone, e.g. SSRI, tricyclic antidepressant drugs, chlorpromazine and carbamazepine.
  • Diagnosed renal diabetes insipidus or central diabetes insipidus with an AVP (arginine vasopressin) deficiency.
  • Proven urinary tract infection within the past month or a documented positive urine culture at the start of the study
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00245479

Locations
France
Foundation Hospital Saint Joseph, 185, rue Raymond Losserand
Paris Cedex 14, France, 75674
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
Study Director: Clinical Development Support Ferring Pharmaceuticals
  More Information

No publications provided by Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Clinical Development Support, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00245479     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: FE992026 CS002
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: May 18, 2011
Health Authority: United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Keywords provided by Ferring Pharmaceuticals:
Primary nocturnal enuresis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Enuresis
Nocturnal Enuresis
Urination Disorders
Urologic Diseases
Behavioral Symptoms
Elimination Disorders
Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood
Mental Disorders
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin
 Antidiuretic Agents
Natriuretic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Hemostatics
Coagulants
Hematologic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Cardiovascular Agents

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