MyPad – Intelligent Bladder Pre-void Alerting System: A project collaborated with NHS to treat Nocturnal Enureses (NE)

Abstract

Unsatisfactory cure rates with currently available treatments of NE have led to the need to explore alternative modalities. New treatment methods that focus on preventing enuretic episodes by means of a pre-void alerting system could improve outcomes for children with NE in many aspects such as voiding in a dignified manner, reducing cost, reducing time to tackle the problem, improving the psychology of the sufferers. The aim of this project is to build, refine and evaluate a new safe, comfortable and non-invasive wearable intelligent electronic device to monitor the bladder and to treat NE by warning the patient at the pre- void stage, enhancing quality of life for these sufferers starting from the first use. No such technology exists currently to monitor bladder to alarm before bedwetting. Beyond this study, there are numerous other areas of application i.e. elder care (geriatric) settings, stroke patients and veterinary science in which My-PAD can be of potential benefit.