Can a smartphone app replace In-Person therapy for bladder leaks?
NCT ID NCT07597174
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a mobile app-guided pelvic floor exercise program to standard in-person rehabilitation for women with stress or mixed urinary incontinence. Thirty-two adult women will follow either the app or in-person sessions for 3 months. Researchers will measure changes in quality of life and symptom severity to see if the app is a good alternative.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile app-based pelvic floor rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient, at-home alternative to in-person pelvic floor therapy for women with stress urinary incontinence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 32 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app may not be as effective as in-person sessions for all women.
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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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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * age \>18 years * stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or mixed urinary incontinence with predominance of SUI * more than one urinary incontinence episode for week in the last month * pelvic floor muscle strength equal or greater than 2 assessed by Oxford Modified Rating Score Exclusion Criteria: * indwelling urinary catheter * active pelvic neoplasia * pelvic organ prolapse grade greater than or equal to 2 * active urinary tract infection or macroscopic hematuria * neurogenic dysfunction of the lower urinary tract * cognitive deficit, osteoarticular, neurological or psychiatric pathologies that prevent the realization of the therapeutic program * conservative or surgical treatment of UI in the last 12 months * pregnancy or recent childbirth (\< 6 months) * impossibility of access or illiteracy to technological means (smartphone) * unavailability to attend the supervised program due to accessibility, schedule or economic reasons
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital de São João
RECRUITINGPorto, 4200-319, Portugal
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