Simple exercises may ease bladder leaks in women with MS
NCT ID NCT06805331
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether teaching pelvic floor muscle exercises using a health belief model can help women with multiple sclerosis who have bladder leakage. Forty-six women participated, with one group learning the exercises and the other continuing usual care. Researchers measured changes in incontinence severity and quality of life after three months.
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 muscle exercise training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help women with MS manage bladder leakage and improve daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 46 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises require ongoing effort and may not work for all.
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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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46 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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: * Being 18 years old and above, * Being a woman, * Being diagnosed with MS, * Having urinary incontinence, * Not having an attack in the last thirty days, * No change in medical treatment in the last three months, * Being under 6.5 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), * Not having a diagnosis of cognitive or mental disorder, * Being willing to participate in the study, Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of pregnancy, * Presence of urinary tract infection, * Presence of another neurological disease that may cause incontinence, * History of cancer, * History of pelvic surgery, * Presence of pelvic organ prolapse, * Deficiency in evaluation parameters, * Non-compliance with treatment programs, * Change in drug treatment during treatment, * Receiving PTCE in the last six months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University
Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye)
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