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| University Ghent | OTHER |
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Children in primary school often suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which may negatively impact their overall well-being. Co-occurring neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) can adversely affect children as well and can cause restrictions in their daily life, especially in their school-environment.
The goal of this observational study is to identify the prevalence of LUTS in Flemish primary school children.The main questions it aims to answer are:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Questionnaire Welbevinden | Other | A validated questionnaire recommended by the Flemish inspection of education to measure well-being in primary school children of the 4th, 5th and 6th grade. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Bladder and bowel dysfunction | Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms and/or bowel symptoms measured with the vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome. | through study completion from the parent-group, 25 minutes |
| School functioning | Quality of life in school environment, measured as the child's well-being about school functioning with the questionnaire Welbevinden. | through study completion from the children-group, 30 minutes |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Influencing factors on school functioning | Prevalence and influence of neurodevelopmental disorders, school-related factors and LUTS. Results from the vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome, Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, questions concerning neurodevelopmental disorders and a questionnaire about policies and practices regarding children's toilet use and drinking habits in the classroom will be correlated with results from the questionnaire Welbevinden. |
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Children following education in recruited primary, regular education schools and their respective parents/guardians and teachers
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Bieke Samijn, PhD | Contact | +32 9 332 19 38 | bieke.samijn@ugent.be |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ellen Vandamme, MD | University Hospital, Ghent | Principal Investigator |
| Bieke Samijn, PhD | University Ghent | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ghent University Hospital/Ghent University | Recruiting | Ghent | East Flanders | 9000 | Belgium |
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| Questionnaire Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome | Other | Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome, Dutch version, validated by 't Hoen et al. 2016. |
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| Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire | Other | Validated Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, Dutch version includes assessment of motor functioning. |
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| Questionnaire concerning LUTS, NDDs and treatment perceptions | Other | Unvalidated, complementary questions including the presence of LUTS, earlier diagnosis of bladder and/or boweldysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders and perception concerning treatment characteristics. |
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| Questionnaire about policies and practices regarding children's toilet use and drinking habits in the classroom | Other | These unvalidated questionnaire was based on the questionnaire developed by Ko et al. (2016) about the school's policies and practices regarding children's toilet use and drinking habits in the classroom, covering students in grades one through six. Epidemiological questions related to LUTS were added to complement the questionnaire. |
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| through study completion from the parent-, children- and teacher-group, 30 minutes |
| Perception of treatment characteristics | Perception of parents about treatment characteristics for lower urinary tract symptoms are evaluated by means of a questionnaire including questions about treatment perceptions . | through study completion of the parent-group, 25 minutes |
| ID | Term |
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| D059411 | Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms |
| D065886 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| D014549 | Urinary Incontinence |
| D001289 | Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity |
| D019957 | Motor Skills Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D020924 | Urological Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D014555 | Urination Disorders |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
| D019958 | Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders |
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