TY - JOUR T1 - Review: alarms reduce nocturnal enuresis in children JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 22 LP - 22 DO - 10.1136/ebm.9.1.22 VL - 9 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2004/01/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/9/1/22.abstract N2 - Glazener CM, Evans JH, Peto RE. Alarm interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;(2):CD002911 (latest version 26 Feb 2003). 
 
 Q What is the effectiveness of alarms for nocturnal enuresis in children? Are alarms more effective than other interventions? Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ Data sources: Cochrane Incontinence Review Group’s specialised register (most recent search December 2002), hand searches of journals, and reference lists of relevant articles. Study selection and assessment: randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials that compared alarm interventions with no active treatment, behavioural interventions, drugs, or other treatments (alone or combined with alarms) for treatment of non-organic nocturnal enuresis in children (usually ⩽16 y). Quality of individual studies was assessed. Outcomes: included number of participants failing to attain 14 consecutive dry nights during treatment (treatment failure) and treatment failure or subsequent relapse after treatment completion (relapse). 53 randomised controlled trials (n = 2862) met the selection criteria. Only the results for analyses of ⩾2 trials are reported here. Alarm v placebo/no treatment. Alarms reduced treatment failure and relapse more than placebo/no treatment (table). Different … ER -