Recruiting in Ottawa.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Females aged 18 years and over who run at least twice a week for a minimum of 10K/week (minimum speed of 6 km/h to ensure high impact), who have done so for at least 6 months (to ensure adequate duration of exposure), and who commit to continue the same amount during the study period
• Who regularly (≥ 1 per week) experience urine leakage while running.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any risk factors related to exercise;
• Pain or musculoskeletal injury at the time of the screening;
• History of urogenital surgery;
• Symptoms of the female athlete triad;
• Have a known neurologic disorder (e.g. stroke, multiple sclerosis);
• Pregnancy or partum within the previous year;

For the in-lab assessment:

• Ability to run with a moderately full bladder for 38 minutes on a treadmill
• BMI ≥ 30
• Pelvic organ prolapse ≥ 2

For more information read here: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05773378?locStr=Canada&country=Canada&aggFilters=status:rec&term=women%20period%20vaginal&rank=2