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AAP Grand Rounds 20:13-14 (2008)
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics

Evidence-Based Toilet Training

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PICO* Question: Among 20- to 36-month-old Belgian children, does a daytime wetting alarm increase urinary continence compared with timed potty training? Question type: Intervention Study design: Randomized trial

 

Researchers from Belgium conducted a randomized trial comparing two toilet training methods. Non-toilet trained children ages 20 to 36 months were assessed for baseline readiness skills, then participated in five consecutive days of toilet training at home with a parent, followed by reassessment in four weeks.

Children were randomized to either the alarm diaper training (WAD-T) group or a timed potty training (TP-T) approach. Children in the WAD-T group had a moisture-sensitive detector placed in the diaper. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Alison Schonwald, MD, FAAP

Developmental Medicine Center, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA