Can pelvic exercises boost estrogen therapy for bladder control?
NCT ID NCT07186985
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding pelvic floor muscle training to vaginal estrogen therapy helps postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence more than estrogen alone. About 115 women will be randomly assigned to either the combined treatment or estrogen-only group. The goal is to see if the combination reduces urine leakage better over 6 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 training and vaginal estrogen therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective non-surgical option for managing stress urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 115 participants, so results may not apply to all women. The combination therapy may not prove significantly better than estrogen alone.
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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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About 115 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patients diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence. * Women who have been naturally postmenopausal for at least 1 year or are postmenopausal due to bilateral oophorectomy (surgical removal of both ovaries). * Have had sexual intercourse to ensure feasibility of urogenital tract examination and assessment. * Patients who consent to participate in the study and comply with the treatment protocol, including performing pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and completing topical vaginal estrogen therapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with concomitant neurological disorders, urinary tract infections, prior pelvic radiotherapy, or congenital malformations of the lower urinary tract. * Genitourinary malformations or fistulas causing continuous urinary incontinence. * Genitourinary cancers or tumors of the urinary tract. * History of spinal cord injury or central nervous system injury affecting the centers that control urination. * Patients previously treated for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) (surgery, medications, exercises). * Patients with severe heart disease, coronary artery disease, or myocardial ischemia. * Patients with pelvic organ prolapse stage III or higher, unexplained vaginal bleeding, confirmed or suspected breast cancer, or vaginitis. * Presence of premalignant factors or suspected steroid-dependent cancers such as endometrial carcinoma. * History of or current hepatic tumors, or progressive liver or biliary disease. * Coagulation/thrombotic disorders, or a history of thromboembolism or stroke. * Severe hypertriglyceridemia. * Hypersensitivity to any component of vaginally administered estrogen products. * The patient or family members are unable to use a smartphone (Android or iOS) to participate in the monitoring program. * The patient does not agree to participate in the study.
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