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Can simple exercises ease menopause symptoms? new study says maybe.

NCT ID NCT06034483

Symptom relief Sponsor: Hacettepe University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether pelvic floor muscle training combined with patient education can improve genital and urinary symptoms in postmenopausal women. Fifty women participated in an 8-week program that included progressive exercises and information sessions. Researchers measured changes in symptoms like dryness, irritation, and incontinence, as well as quality of life.

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 patient education
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could offer a drug-free way to reduce vaginal dryness, irritation, and urinary problems common after menopause.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with no blinding or placebo group, so results may not be widely applicable. Benefits may be modest or due to attention from the therapist.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

50 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2024

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Up to 75 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in the study and signing the informed consent form, * Being in the postmenopausal period (last menstrual period \>12 months ago), * Having at least 1 genital (vaginal dryness, dyspareunia, vulvovaginal itching/irritation, etc.) and urinary symptoms (dysuria, urinary incontinence, etc.), * Active pelvic floor muscle contraction ability, * Absence of any mental problem/cooperation problem that prevents completing the study scales. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of vulvo-vaginal dermatological diseases or neoplasia, * a history of pelvic organ cancer, * pelvic radiation exposure, * signs of vaginal or urinary infection, * history of medical or surgical treatment for urinary incontinence (eg, mid-urethral sling, pubovaginal sling) * history of pelvic surgery (hysterectomy, pelvic prolapse surgery, etc.) * presence of advanced pelvic organ prolapse (prolapse stage \>stage 2 according to the pelvic organ prolapse staging system), * presence of morbid obesity (body mass index ≥35 kg/m2), * the presence of cognitive disorders and neuropsychiatric diseases (Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, etc.), * use of antiestrogenic drugs, * taking hormone replacement therapy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Genitourinary syndrome of menopause

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gizem Taşkıran

    Düzce, Düzce, Turkey (Türkiye)

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