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

DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS

Evidence-Based Toilet Training

Source: Vermandel A, Weyler J, De Wachter S, et al. Toilet training of healthy young toddlers: a randomized trial between a daytime wetting alarm and timed potty training. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2008:29(3):191–196; doi:10.1097/DBP.0b013e31816c433a[CrossRef][Medline]

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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