Mobility and Voiding Exercises in Older Women With Urinary Incontinence (MoVEonUp)

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Urinary Incontinence, Urge

In brief

A prospective, two-arm randomized clinical trial utilizing a multidimensional intervention to reduce falls in older women with Urinary Urge Incontinence. The intervention consist of general balance and strength training, bladder training and urge suppression, and home hazard assessments. The control group will receive informational booklets on fall prevention and behavioral treatment for urinary urge incontinence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05375344

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

375

Starts

2022-06-09

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-05

Who can join

Age: 70 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female
• 70 or older
• Living independently in the community
• Willingness to be randomized.
• Ability to read and understand English
• Be able to provide informed consent
• Low physical activity (physically active for 30 minutes or more less than or equal to 2 days per week on average over the past 6 months) per PAS
• Ambulatory (defined as patient not confined to bed or wheelchair OR ability to walk with or without an assistive device)
• Self-reported moderate to severe urge-predominant UI based on the ICIQ-SF > 6 (Q 1+2+3)
• Not planning to initiate new UI or overactive bladder (OAB) treatment during the study duration
• Capable of participation in an exercise program without exacerbating any pre-existing condition(s), as determined by the study PI or designee

You may not qualify if…

• Pelvic organ prolapse passed the hymen (per patient report)
• Undergoing active treatment for cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer)
• Uncorrected visual or hearing loss.
• Other urinary conditions or procedures that may affect continence status for example: urethral diverticulum, previous augmentation cystoplasty
• Progressive neurodegenerative disease e.g. Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis per patient report
• History of stroke or carotid sensitivity (i.e. syncopal falls) per patient report
• Unstable cardiac disease per patient report
• Fracture or joint replacement within the last six months per patient report
• Significant cognitive impairment (defined as a modified TICs score of < 27)
• Per PI discretion, participant cannot enroll in study

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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