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CONGRESS OF THE ESPU
CONCLUSIONS
Apparently, normalization of staccato uroflows in DV patients is a treatment goal that can be
achieved in a secondary general pediatric setting.In a teriary center with patients refractory to
standard urotherapy normal uroflows cannot be achieved by this instrument. The TT is a useful tool
in a general pediatric setting with first referrals.
10:20–10:30
S1-7 (LO)
NOVIOMINI – CONTINUOUS ULTRASOUND MONITORING
OF URINARY BLADDER IN CHILDREN DURING (VIDEO)
URODYNAMICS: A PILOT STUDY
P.G. VAN LEUTEREN
1
, E. DE BRUIJN-KEMPE
1
, L. HERMSEN-HEILEMA
1
, T.P.V.M.
DE JONG
2
and P DIK
1
1) University Children’s Hospitals UMC Utrecht, Department of Pediatric Urology, Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
- 2) University Children’s Hospitals UMC Utrecht and AMC Amsterdam, Dept. of Pediatric Urology, Utrecht,
NETHERLANDS
PURPOSE
Pediatric urinary incontinence has a major impact on the quality of lives of both the child and the
family. For this reason, it is important that these children receive clinical help. To increase the ef-
fectiveness of their current treatment, the NovioMini Bladder Monitor is developed. The NovioMini
estimates the bladder filling status and informs the patients when the bladder reaches its maximum
capacity to prevent the child from wetting itself. In this study, the aim is to perform a clinical evalu-
ation of the NovioMini in children during (video) urodynamics to examine the performance of the
NovioMini over a wider range of bladder volumes and to determine if there is a relation between the
anterior - posterior bladder dimension measured by the NovioMini and the infused bladder volume.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
The NovioMini is a small wearable ultrasound sensor which is fixated on the lower abdomen by
a skin-friendly adhesive patch, combined with standard ultrasound gel. In this pilot study, 30 children
(age 6-12 years) are included who are scheduled for a (video) urodynamic study. During (video)
urodynamics, the NovioMini continuously measure the size of the bladder to estimate the filling sta-
tus. The estimated bladder dimension is analyzed by descriptive statistics. The correlation between
the estimated bladder size and the infused bladder volume is analyzed by the Pearson’s correlation
coefficient.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
The study is on-going, but the first results show that the NovioMini is able to measure the changes
in bladder size over time, as result of an increase in bladder volume. Also, the range in detected
bladder volume is promising.
CONCLUSION
The NovioMini Bladder Monitor is able to measure the changes in bladder volume, based on the
detection of the bladder dimension over time. It gives a warning to the child when the pre-selected
volume to go to the toilet has been reached.