New telehealth program aims to help autistic kids with bowel accidents
NCT ID NCT07226739
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a caregiver-led telehealth program can help autistic children ages 5 to 12 who still have bowel accidents after completing treatment for bedwetting. About 150 children will take part. The program teaches caregivers strategies to manage encopresis, with the goal of reducing accidents and easing family stress.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
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.
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5 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria * Age 5 to 12 * Diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental delay (excluding individuals with ADHD alone) * Encopresis (more than 1 incontinent BM a week) * Required for pre-randomization phase only: Enuresis (\> 1 incontinent urination per day when on a consistent toileting sit schedule) * At least one caregiver who speaks and understands English Exclusion Criteria: * Unresolved medical condition that would impede toilet training (e.g., interference with sphincter control, short gut syndrome, urinary tract or gastrointestinal infection, unexplained diarrhea, recent intestinal surgery, inflammatory bowel disease) * Failed intensive toileting treatment in the past 2 yrs with protocols akin to study * Current serious behavioral or psychiatric disorder that requires another treatment * Current or planned other intervention (behavioral or medical) for incontinence
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Marcus Autism Center
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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