Af. Hansen et Tm. Jorgensen, ALARM TREATMENT - INFLUENCE ON FUNCTIONAL BLADDER CAPACITY, Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology, 31, 1997, pp. 59-60
Home recordings were used to study the effect of alarm treatment, over
a period of 6 weeks, in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enure
sis. Vasopressin day/night ratios were shown to be a good indicator of
alarm treatment success. Serial measurement of plasma vasopressin lev
els is, however, unsuitable for use in the clinic, as extensive analys
es would have to be performed to obtain the necessary results. Use of
an alarm increased nocturnal bladder capacity, but had no effect on da
ytime bladder capacity, sleep patterns, vasopressin secretion, nocturn
al urine output or pelvic floor activity. In addition, the results of
the study suggest that an alarm treatment period of 2 months would lea
d to more successful results than the 6 weeks used in the study.