Could better posture help stop bladder leaks? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07337278
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding posture and back-pelvis rehabilitation to standard pelvic floor muscle training can better reduce urinary incontinence in women. 78 women with stress, urge, or mixed incontinence will be randomly assigned to either pelvic floor training alone or combined with posture exercises using a balance platform. The main goal is to see if the combination improves leakage severity, symptoms, and quality of life over 12 weeks.
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 posturography rehabilitation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more effective non-surgical option for women with urinary incontinence, combining posture exercises with pelvic floor training.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 participants. The added benefit of posture training may be small or not statistically significant, and results may not apply to all types of incontinence.
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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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About 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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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18 to 65 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: * Female participants aged between 18 and 65 years * Presence of clinical signs of urinary incontinence (stress urinary incontinence and/or urge urinary incontinence and/or mixed urinary incontinence) diagnosed according to the International Continence Society (ICS) terminology * USP (urinary symptom profile) scores for stress urinary incontinence and/or overactive bladder ≥ 1 * Normal neuro-perineal examination * Written informed consent provided prior to participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Known detrusor overactivity or reduced bladder compliance of neurological origin * Associated voiding dysfunction, defined as a Urinary Symptom Profile (USP) dysuria subscale score ≥ 1 * Known organic or morphological pathology of the lower urinary tract * Pelvic organ prolapse grade II or higher according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification system (POP-Q) * Current urinary tract infection or vaginal infection * Cognitive or visual impairments that may interfere with understanding or performing the exercise program * Pregnant women or women within 10 months postpartum * Anticholinergic medication use or hormone replacement therapy within the last 6 months * Recent pelvic or abdominal surgery within the last 6 months
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Conditions
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How to take part
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Al Ayachi Hospital, CHU Ibn Sina
RECRUITINGRabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 10000, Morocco
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