Tiny bugs may explain why some kids wet their pants
NCT ID NCT07535619
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at the bacteria found in urine, the genital area, and stool of children with overactive bladder and daytime wetting, comparing them to healthy children. Researchers want to see if these bacteria differ between the groups and if they change with treatment or as kids grow. The goal is to better understand the role of bacteria in bladder problems, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of 70 children with overactive bladder and daytime urinary incontinence and 40 healthy children without bladder symptoms. Children with OAB and DUI will be recruited from the involved pediatric departments, whereas healthy children without bladder symptoms will be recruited from the community.
- Ages
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5 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Overactive bladder as per International Children's Continence Society criteria (cases only). * At least two wet days per week (cases only). * No prior pharmacological treatment of OAB and DUI (cases only). * No lower urinary tract symptoms (healthy participants only). * Negative urine dipstick test Exclusion Criteria: * No known urogenital abnormality affecting the lower urinary tract function. * No known gastrointestinal or neurological diseases. * No use of systemic drugs within five half-lives of the drug. * No use of systemic antibiotics within three months before inclusion * No current urinary tract infection. * No urinary tract infection within the last three months prior to inclusion. * No current constipation. * Abnormal uroflowmetry (healthy participants only).
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Pediatrics, Aalborg University Hospital
RECRUITINGAalborg, 9000, Denmark
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Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Department of Pediatrics, North Denmark Regional Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHjørring, 9800, Denmark
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Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital West Jutland
RECRUITINGHerning, 7400, Denmark
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