Can a phone app help female athletes with pelvic floor problems?
NCT ID NCT06814743
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a 12-week program using a mobile app for pelvic floor exercises, with or without a vaginal biofeedback device, could improve symptoms and sports performance in 107 female athletes with pelvic floor disorders. Participants were split into three groups: one with only information, one with exercises, and one with exercises plus biofeedback. The goal was to see if remote, supervised training could help without embarrassment.
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 exercises with optional intravaginal biofeedback device
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a discreet, accessible way for female athletes to manage pelvic floor issues without in-person visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no blinding, and results may not apply to non-athletes or those with severe conditions.
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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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107 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Sep 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 to 45 years
- 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: * To train and compete in any sport. * To have a self-reported pelvic floor disorder (urinary incontinence, anorectal incontinence, sexual dysfunction or chronic pelvic pain). Exclusion Criteria: * To have recurrent infections of urinary tract during the last three months. * To be receiving physiotherapy treatment due to any pelvic floor disorder at the moment of the start of the study. * To have been pregnant during the year prior to the start of the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Palma de Mallorca
Palma, Balearic Islands, 07122, Spain
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