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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and School Functioning in Children
Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent
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.
Official title: Epidemiological Study of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and School Functioning in Children in Regular Elementary School
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
5 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
250
Start Date
2022-10-06
Completion Date
2025-06-06
Last Updated
2024-07-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Questionnaire Welbevinden
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.
Questionnaire Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome
Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome, Dutch version, validated by 't Hoen et al. 2016.
Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire
Validated Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, Dutch version includes assessment of motor functioning.
Questionnaire concerning LUTS, NDDs and treatment perceptions
Unvalidated, complementary questions including the presence of LUTS, earlier diagnosis of bladder and/or boweldysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders and perception concerning treatment characteristics.
Questionnaire about policies and practices regarding children's toilet use and drinking habits in the classroom
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.
Locations (1)
Ghent University Hospital/Ghent University
Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium