Simple massage and exercise may ease kids' bladder troubles
NCT ID NCT06251557
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether adding core-based massage and exercise to standard care helps children aged 7 to 15 with lower urinary tract symptoms. 42 children participated, receiving either standard urotherapy and biofeedback or the same plus abdominal and back massage and core exercises. The goal was to see if the extra therapy improves bladder symptoms and quality of life without drugs or invasive procedures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Core-based massage and exercise training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a non-drug, non-invasive way to help children with bladder control problems, reducing symptoms and improving daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 42 participants. Results may not apply to all children, and the benefits over standard care may be modest.
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Study facts
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- 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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 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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7 to 15 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Children between the ages of 7 and 15 * Presence of symptoms of functional lower urinary tract dysfunction * Do not have a condition (such as autism, ADHD-Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) that would prevent cooperation with the assessments and interventions in the study * Consented to participate in the study by their parents Exclusion Criteria: * Symptomatic urinary tract infection, * A neurological disease, * Neurogenic bladder/bowel diagnosis, * Monosymptomatic enuresis, * Anatomical anomaly that may affect bladder/bowel function, * Fecal incontinence, * Disruption of skin integrity or open wound at the massage site and * An orthopedic problem that would prevent them from performing the exercises in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Burcu Sert Gürsen
Ankara, 06820, Turkey (Türkiye)
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