Shock therapy for leaky bladders? new device hopes to stop accidents

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Women with minimum age of 18 years . * Documented clinical diagnosis of exclusive or predominant stress urinary incontinence. * Willingness to comply with study procedures and follow-up visits. * Signed informed consent to participate in the study. * BMI \</= 30. Exclusion Criteria: * Pacemaker or internal defibrillator, or any other metallic or electronic implant anywhere in the body. * Any permanent implant or an injected chemical substance in the treatment area. * Superficial areas that have been injected with hyaluronic acid (HA)/collagen/fat injections or other augmentation methods with bio-material during last 6 months. * Current or history of cancer, or current condition of any other type of cancer, or premalignant moles. * Severe concurrent conditions, such as cardiac disorders, sensory disturbances, epilepsy, uncontrolled hypertension, and liver or kidney diseases. * Pregnancy * Impaired immune system due to immunosuppressive diseases such as AIDS and HIV or use of immunosuppressive medications. * Patients with a history of diseases stimulated by heat, such as recurrent Herpes Simplex in the treatment area, may be treated only following a prophylactic regimen. * Poorly controlled endocrine disorders, such as diabetes or thyroid dysfunction and hormonal virilization. * Any active condition in the treatment area, such as sores, eczema, and rash. * History of bleeding coagulopathies or use of anticoagulants in the last 10 days, as per the practitioner's discretion. * Non-Italian speakers * Severely impaired mobility or cognition * Spinal cord injury or advanced/severe neurologic condition including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease * Repair of pelvic organ prolapse or incontinence procedure in the previous 6 months * Ongoing complications of prior anti-incontinence surgery * Received intravesical botulinum injection within the previous 12 months * History of an implanted nerve stimulator for incontinence * History of prior sling or vaginal mesh placement * Previous diagnosis of interstitial cystitis, bladder cancer, or chronic pelvic pain * Current participation in any other conflicting interventional or treatment study * Active urinary tract or vaginal infection * Current hydronephrosis or hydroureter * Bladder outflow obstruction * Active pelvic organ malignancy * Urethral obstruction * Urinary retention or prolonged catheter use * Less than 12 months post-partum * Untreated symptomatic urinary tract infection * Unevaluated hematuria * Not available for follow-up in 6 months * Participation in other research trials that could influence results of this study