Can a simple nerve zap cure bedwetting? new study tests TENS settings on kids
NCT ID NCT06135311
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using a TENS machine (a device that sends mild electrical pulses through the skin) can reduce bedwetting in children. 70 kids who have not improved with simple behavior changes will use the device on their ankle for 30 minutes each night for a month. Researchers will compare two different pulse widths to see which works better at reducing wet nights.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 70 people
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- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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5 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Presenting with nocturnal enuresis (more than 1x a week) 2. Failed Behavioral modification treatment (limiting evening drinking, double voiding prior to bedtime, bowel habits, social anxiety factors) during the 30 day period prior to randomization 3. Ability to provide informed consent and assent and complete study requirements Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have previously tried pharmacologic treatment for nocturnal enuresis, neuromodulation or other alternative therapy for urologic disorders within the past 30 days 2. Daytime incontinence symptoms 3. Known "high volume" voiders (determined from history) 4. Bedwetting episodes on the average of less than two times per week, 5. Medications predisposing to incontinence (eg, Lithium for bipolar disorder) 6. Other known voiding or neurologic disorders (eg, overactive bladder, myelomeningocele, interstitial cystitis, etc) 7. Secondary etiologies for nocturnal enuresis (eg, cystitis, obstructive sleep apnea, urinary fistulae, heart disease) 8. Any contraindications to usage of a TENS unit (pacemaker or other implantable device, lymphedema, pregnancy, malignancy, bleeding or clotting disorders, unhealthy tissue, seizure disorders, impaired cognition) 9. Any history of heart disease or complications
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Locations
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Albany Medical College
RECRUITINGAlbany, New York, 12208, United States
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