Can simple muscle exercises fix post-surgery bowel chaos?
NCT ID NCT05682157
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether the Paula Method of muscle exercises can help people who have bowel control problems after rectal cancer surgery. 62 adults who had surgery and still had symptoms took part. The exercises aim to strengthen muscles naturally without drugs or surgery.
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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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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * patients 6-18 months post restorative surgery (either resection with a primary functional anastomosis or after the closure of a temporary ileostomy following curative surgery for rectal cancer) and, if applicable, at least one month post last adjuvant chemotherapy treatment * LARS score of 21 or greater * age 18 or older * able to read and write in Hebrew or English * able and willing to comply with the study requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic anal incontinence prior to surgery * inability to perform exercises due to cognitive or physical limitations * actively engaged in pelvic floor muscle exercises * pregnancy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hadassah Medical Organization
Jerusalem, Israel
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Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, Israel
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