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NCT Number: NCT07829692

Effectiveness of an 8-week Independent Cadence Retraining Program on Stress Urinary Incontinence in Parous Runners: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The purpose of this research is to assess the impact of an eight-week home cadence training program on stress urinary incontinence symptoms in parous women.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress Urinary Incontinence Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Male Urogenital Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Urinary Incontinence Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urination Disorders Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases Urological Manifestations

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy
  • Nonpregnant
  • Female volunteers
  • Self-reported urinary incontinence during running with history of at least one prior delivery after 32 weeks gestation and who run 6 miles/week with a preferred cadence of less than or equal to 170 steps per minute determined via personal report from current Garmin watch data.
  • Participants must own their own or have access to a Garmin watch.
  • Participants must read, speak, and understand English sufficiently to provide informed consent and complete study procedures and questionnaires.

Exclusion criteria

  • Unwillingness to complete all components of the study
  • Urge only urinary incontinence
  • <3 months postpartum or current pregnancy
  • History of prolapse repair or incontinence surgery
  • Participants will also be excluded if they do not own or utilize a Garmin watch that provides cadence assessment and alarm.

Treatment and study plan

Cadence Increase

Other

Utilizing cadence alarm on a garmin device, the intervention group will attempt to increase their running cadence by 10%.

Cadence Maintenance

Other

Participants will use cadence alarms to maintain preferred running cadence.

Primary outcomes

  1. Preferred Cadence

    Time frame: Intake and 8 weeks

    Participants will self-assess preferred running cadence using a garmin device during a 15 minute self-paced run.

  2. PFDI-20

    Time frame: Intake, 8 weeks, and 6 month

    questionnaire that assesses bowel, bladder, and pelvic symptoms and their impact on quality of life.

  3. QUID

    Time frame: intake, 8 weeks, and 6 months

    6 item urinary incontinence questionnaire

  4. ICIQ-UI

    Time frame: intake, 8 weeks, and 6 months

    Self reported, short and simple tool to evaluate the frequency, severity and impact of urinary incontinence in men and women

  5. Global Rating of Change

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    Scale allowing patient to self-report perceived change of UI symptoms

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Sally Olmstead

CONTACT

[email protected]

316-641-6192

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2029
First posted
Sep 21, 2026
Registry last updated
Sep 21, 2026

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