Can a website replace the therapist? new trial tests Video-Based pelvic floor exercises
NCT ID NCT06689891
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a remote, video-based pelvic floor muscle therapy program is easy to use and practical for patients with pelvic floor disorders like prolapse, incontinence, or bowel issues. Twenty participants will follow an 8-week online course at home. The main goal is to see if people find the website usable and if they stick with the program.
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 Therapy Website (video-based, self-directed course)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a convenient, at-home option for pelvic floor muscle therapy, potentially improving symptoms like incontinence and prolapse.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility trial (20 people) focused on usability, not effectiveness. The results may not apply to everyone, and the video format may not work for all patients.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 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: * Diagnosis of pelvic floor dysfunction with referral for PFR * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to access web-based videos * Unable to speak English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale New Haven Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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