Toilet Training and Adults With Learning Disabilities

November 15, 2022 updated by: Glasgow Caledonian University

Toileting Assessment and Toilet Training for Adults With Learning Disabilities With Incontinence

Incontinence is common in adults with learning disabilities (LDs). Behavioural toilet training in conjunction with toilet alarms is recommended for people with LDs, but there is a paucity of research, thus evidence-based practise, on behavioural toilet training for adults with LDs. The aim of this study is to assess the toileting needs and issues of 30 adults with LDs with incontinence, and determine whether a 12-week individualised positive behavioural support training intervention, with the use of toilet alarms, promotes continence.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Adults with learning disabilities with incontinence are being invited to participate in a 12-week personalised, positive toilet training plan, following assessment of their toileting needs. Primary outcome measures will be: number of incidences of incontinence, and number of instances of successful voiding in a toilet. Toilet alarms will be used to encourage prompted voiding in a toilet.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • Lanarkshire
      • Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom, G4 0BA
        • Recruiting
        • Glasgow Caledonian University
        • Contact:
    • Scotland
      • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, G4 0BA
        • Recruiting
        • Glasgow Caledonian University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adults with learning disabilities with incontince across all levels of learning disabilities (mild to profound)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cannot sit on a toilet for up to 3 minutes

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group
30 adults with learning disabilities with incontinence will be offered a 12-week personalised toilet training plan, which promotes prompted voiding in a toilet
Device: Toilet alarm
A Malem toilet alarm (wristworn, discretely in underwear, or bed mat) will be used to promote prompred voiding in a toilet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of instances of incontinence
Time Frame: 12 weeks
The intervention should promote less instances of incontinence
12 weeks
Number of instances of successful voiding in a toilet
Time Frame: 12 weeks
The intervention should promote more instances of successful voiding in a toilet
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Glasgow Caledonian University

Collaborators

University of Kent

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 28, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 27, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 27, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 15, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

November 23, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 23, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2022

Last Verified

November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R4451

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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