Can a shorter workout with a pelvic trainer stop leaks just as well?
NCT ID NCT06152224
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using the Leva Pelvic Health System for 8 weeks is as good as using it for 16 weeks to help women with fecal incontinence. About 38 women will use the device and fill out surveys. The goal is to find the shortest effective treatment time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Adult, age ≥ 18years, assigned female at birth * Fecal incontinence, defined as any uncontrolled loss of liquid or solid fecal material that occurs at least monthly over the last 3 months that is bothersome enough to desire treatment * Able to stand to perform daily training for at least 3 minutes * Able to speak and read English due to Leva smartphone application availability in only English at this time * Have an email address, owns a smartphone, and can download an app Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to tolerate insertion of vaginal device (e.g., vaginal agenesis, vaginal stenosis, unremitting pelvic pain, within 12 weeks postpartum) * Current diagnosis of colorectal or anal malignancy * Diagnosis of uncontrolled inflammatory bowel disease * Current rectovaginal fistula or cloacal defect * Rectal prolapse (mucosal or full thickness) * Inability to utilize smart phone technology ("app" use) * Chronic Stool Types 6 or 7 * Fecal impaction by exam * Stage 4 pelvic organ prolapse * Concurrent supervised anal sphincter exercise/pelvic floor muscle training with or without biofeedback * Presence of sacral neuromodulator * Pelvic floor surgery (including anal sphincteroplasty) within the past 3 months * Currently pregnant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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