Can simple exercises stop leakage in female runners?
NCT ID NCT06595732
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study had two parts: first, it surveyed female runners to see how common urinary incontinence is. Second, it compared three 12-week exercise programs—pelvic floor training alone, pelvic floor plus abdominal training, and hypopressive abdominal exercises—to find which works best. 120 women who run at least 15 km per week and experience leakage during running took part. The goal is to identify a simple, non-surgical way to control urine leakage while running.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pelvic floor and abdominal exercises
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward an effective, non-surgical exercise program to reduce urine leakage in female runners.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 120 participants, so results may not apply to all runners. Exercise programs require consistent effort and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have been running for at least six months * Run at least 15 kilometers per week, * Have no injuries that have prevented them from running for more than three weeks in the past six months * Experience involuntary urinary leakage during running * The women must have a pelvic floor muscle strength of ≥ 2 on the modified Oxford scale Exclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosed neuromuscular disease that affects bladder function * Having undergone previous pelvic or perineal surgeries for the correction of pelvic floor dysfunctions * Having previously received physical therapy for the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Benjamin Constant St, 1286
Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, 38400-678, Brazil
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