Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Ottawa

Code:

NCT07727460

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence , Stress

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

We will evaluate the inter-and intra-rater reliability of pelvic floor morphometry obtained from transperineal ultrasound images collected at rest and during standardized weight lifting tasks.

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence , Stress

Study ID

NCT07727460

Start date

May 4, 2026

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov 30, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with female or vulvo-vaginal anatomy
  • Age 18 years or older
  • No history of urogenital surgery
  • Not currently pregnant or less than 12 months postpartum, if applicable
  • Be able to safely perform a barbell back squat and deadlift exercises with a submaximal load of 80% of their body weight
  • Able to communicate in English to sufficiently understand study procedures and provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of significant medical conditions that could affect safety, including cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic or neurological conditions
  • Currently pregnant or less than 12 months postpartum
  • Current pelvic, hip, or low back injury that limits lifting or impairs safe performance of squats or deadlifts with a barbell
  • Unable to safely lift 80% of their body weight
  • Known pelvic organ prolapse > stage 2

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • Bladder Neck Height [ Time Frame: Day 1 ]
  • Levator Plate Length [ Time Frame: Day 1 ]
  • Ano-rectal Junction Height [ Time Frame: Day 1 ]
  • Levator Plate Angle [ Time Frame: Day 1 ]
  • Bladder Neck Funnelling [ Time Frame: single visit ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Adrienne Sim

613-562-5800mfmlab_LIFT@uottawa.ca

Linda McLean

613-562-5800lmclea2@uottawa.ca

Locations

Eclipse Physiotherapy and Sport Injury Clinic

Recruiting

Langley, British Columbia, Canada, V2Y 1N5

Contacts

Adrienne Sim

613-562-5800mfmlab_LIFT@uottawa.ca

Principal Investigator:

Linda McLean

beSTRONG Training

Recruiting

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V7M 3G6

Contacts

Adrienne Sim

613-562-5800mfmlab_LIFT@uottawa.ca

Principal Investigator:

Linda McLean

More Information

Sponsor

University of Ottawa

Last update posted

Jul 27, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • exercise-induced urinary incontinence
  • pelvic floor
  • pelvic floor morphometry
  • ultrasound imaging
  • reliability

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 Ottawa on 2026-07-27.