Could a magnetic chair replace pelvic floor exercises?
NCT ID NCT07265700
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a special chair that uses magnetic stimulation (the Tesla Chair) to standard pelvic floor physiotherapy for people with mild to moderate urinary incontinence. One hundred adults will be randomly assigned to either the chair treatment or physiotherapy for three months. Researchers will measure changes in incontinence severity and muscle strength at three and six months to see if the chair works as well as physiotherapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tesla Chair (magnetic stimulation device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-invasive, drug-free alternative to physiotherapy for managing urinary incontinence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants, and it is not yet recruiting. The device may not prove as effective as standard physiotherapy, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Urinary incontinence of first or second degree * Written informed consent * German speaking (Study information and IC available only in German) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or desire to become pregnant * Urinary incontinence of third degree * Third or fourth degree pelvic organ prolapses * no noticeable voluntary muscle activity according to Oxford = O/5 * Genital infections * Malignant tumors * Severe neurological diseases * Cardiac arrhythmia * Active internal medical devices e.g. cardiac pacemakers, medication pumps etc. * Ferromagnetic implants at or near the site of stimulation * Recent surgery at the site of stimulation * Thrombosis or thrombophlebitis * Epilepsy or suspected epilepsy * Acute stages of kidney stones * Gastrointestinal and internal disease at the site of stimulation * Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse * Inability to follow the procedures of the investigation, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the subject * Participation in another investigation with an investigational drug or another MD within the 30 days preceding and during the present investigation * Previous enrolment into the current investigation * Enrolment of the Sponsor or PI, their family members, employees and other dependent persons
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Conditions
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