Could vitamin d help stop bedwetting? new trial tests the idea
NCT ID NCT07292753
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 90 children aged 6 to 12 with night-time bedwetting and low vitamin D levels. It compared three treatments: vitamin D alone, desmopressin alone, or both together. The goal was to see which approach reduced wet nights the most over 3 to 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vitamin D and desmopressin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that vitamin D supplementation alone or combined with desmopressin is a safe and effective way to reduce bedwetting in children with low vitamin D levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 90 children, so results may not apply to all kids. Also, vitamin D deficiency may not be the main cause of bedwetting for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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6 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children and adolescents aged 6 to 12 years * Primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis * At least 2 episodes of night-time bedwetting per week for ≥3 consecutive months * Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level \<20 ng/mL * Normal kidney function * Normal serum sodium level * Absence of daytime lower urinary tract symptoms (urgency, frequency, dysuria) * Informed consent from parent or guardian and assent from the child when appropriate Exclusion Criteria: * Non-monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (daytime storage or voiding symptoms) * Congenital urinary tract anomalies (e.g., meatal stenosis, hypospadias, epispadias) * Urinary tract infection until culture becomes negative * Neurological abnormalities, including suspected neurogenic bladder * Endocrine diseases such as diabetes mellitus or hyperthyroidism * Congestive heart failure or significant cardiac disease * Prior or current use of vitamin D supplementation * Serum sodium below normal range * Chronic systemic illness * Any condition judged by investigators to interfere with study participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University Hospitals
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 11511, Egypt
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