Recruiting

Pelvic Floor Training

Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Code:

NCT07519928

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Pelvic Floor Muscle Physiotherapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical study is to determine the feasibility and explore the potential benefits of pelvic floor muscle training during inpatient SCI rehabilitation on urinary, bowel, and sexual function and quality of life in people with SCI. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. What is the feasibility of recruiting inpatients from SCI rehabilitation to a pelvic floor muscle training program?
2. What is the feasibility and acceptance of the implementation of a pelvic floor muscle training program in SCI inpatient rehabilitation?
3. What are the potential effects of a pelvic floor muscle training program implemented in SCI inpatient rehabilitation on bladder, bowel, and sexual function and quality of life?

Participants will be asked to complete a series of assessments (questionnaires, physical assessments) before and after a 6-week intervention of pelvic floor physical therapy.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)

Study ID

NCT07519928

Start date

Apr 1, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Are at least 19 years of age.
2. Have a traumatic or non-traumatic SCI
3. Are able to perform a voluntary anal contraction
4. Present with bladder or urinary tract dysfunction from SCI
5. Are a current inpatient at GF Strong Rehabilitation Center and are expected to remain as an inpatient for at least 6 weeks after the time of consent.
6. Are able to speak and understand English.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Present with symptoms of lower motor neuron injury to the sacral segments (e.g. negative anal and bulbocavernosus reflexes)
2. Present with any other condition besides SCI that impacts the pelvic floor muscles or other pelvic structures
3. Are planning to receive intra-detrusor Botox injections in the next 3 months
4. Have a brain injury or other condition that interferes with their ability to follow instructions
5. Are using a ventilator
6. Have severe and unmanaged spasticity (involuntary muscle tightness or spasms) or contractures (prolonged muscle/joint stiffness)
7. Are unable to tolerate transfers to or lie on a physical therapy table
8. Experience severe pain that interferes with their ability to participate in pelvic floor muscle training

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Pelvic Floor Muscle Physical Therapy

Pelvic floor muscle physical therapy 5/week for 6 weeks.

Interventions

Pelvic Floor Muscle Physiotherapy

Pelvic floor muscle physiotherapy 5x/week for 6-weeks.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility - Recruitment Rate [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 months ]
  • Feasibility - Compliance [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 months ]
  • Feasibility - Acceptability (Perceived Acceptability Questionnaire) [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jiho Song

604-675-8815lamlab@icord.org

Locations

GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre

Recruiting

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 2G9

Contacts

Amrit Dhaliwal

604-675-8815amrit.dhaliwal@vch.ca

More Information

Sponsor

University of British Columbia

Last update posted

Apr 15, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Physiotherapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pelvic Floor Muscles

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of British Columbia on 2026-04-15.