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Trial reportUrology2025

Effectiveness of an Online Health Education Program for Pediatric Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

Chenxi Liu, Jacky Chu, Kathleen M Kan

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Trial report in Urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05852353 (Impact, Feasibility, and Acceptability of a Digital Health Intervention for Healthy Children With Pediatric Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Impact, Feasibility, and Acceptability of a Digital Health Intervention for Healthy Children With Pediatric Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (pLUTS)

TypeinterventionalSponsorStanford UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled204ConditionsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeArmsDigital Pediatric Bladder Health Patient Education Curriculum
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Chenxi LiuDepartment of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Electronic address: chenxil@stanford.edu.
Jacky ChuDepartment of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Electronic address: jacky@stanford.edu.
Kathleen M KanDepartment of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Electronic address: kkan@stanford.edu.

Funding

Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research at Stanford (KUReS) Career Development ProgramK12DK137162 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JAMES D. BROOKS, JOSEPH C LIAO · 2023 to 2026
$1.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS K12 DK137162
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveUrotherapy effectively treats pediatric lower urinary tract symptoms, but its delivery is limited in clinical settings. We examined the feasibility and effectiveness of Bladder Basics, a home-based, self-paced online bladder health education program, in improving symptoms and knowledge.

methodsChildren aged 5-10 years with bladder symptoms and their parents were recruited. All participants completed Bladder Basics over four weeks, with outcomes measured at baseline, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks. Feasibility was evaluated through recruitment, engagement, and post-assessment completion. Secondary outcomes included dysfunctional voiding symptom scores, parents' subjective improvement, care-seeking interest, bladder health knowledge, and self-efficacy. Analyses included paired t tests, Wilcoxon tests, sign tests, and McNemar's tests.

resultsOf 70 families, 72% completed the program, 73% completed the 4-week survey, and 67% completed the 12-week survey. Symptom scores improved significantly: 32% at 4 weeks and 42% at 12 weeks. Of children initially screening positive for bladder symptoms, 39% fell below the cutoff score at 4 weeks and 55% at 12 weeks. 85% and 93% of parents reported child symptom improvements at 4 and 12 weeks. Parents reporting no need for clinic visits increased from 45% to 69% at 4 weeks. Knowledge of key urotherapy concepts was improved, such as peeing every 3 hours and bowel health awareness. Self-efficacy improved significantly, with a median increase of 4.6 points at 4 weeks (p = 0.018).

conclusionBladder Basics improved bladder symptoms and knowledge and demonstrated potential for broader scalability with strong participant interest and high engagement. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05852353.

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Health EducationLower Urinary Tract SymptomsPatient Education as TopicChildChild, PreschoolFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInternetMaleParentsSelf Efficacy

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PMID40456454
PMCPMC12282474

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