No longer recruiting! Stay tuned for results! Urinary incontinence affects up to one in five Canadian women. Conservative management approaches such as physiotherapy and intravaginal pessaries can be effective for many women suffering from stress urinary incontinence who report leakage during everyday activities such as coughing or laughing, but little is understood about the [...]
Running-Induced Urinary Incontinence RCT- remote and in-lab participation options – RECRUITING
Anne-Marie Lake2026-06-10T14:00:28+00:00Running-Induced Urinary Incontinence: can two readily available devices help to mitigate or eliminate this? A Randomized-Controlled Trial (RCT) Version française ci-dessous (Take our triage survey to help understand your potential eligibility: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/MFMPreScreen) Approximately 1 in 3 women experience exercise-induced urinary leakage. While not life-threatening, this condition can lead to embarrassment, shame, and social isolation. Many [...]
Improving care for females with urinary incontinence – Recruitment Closed
Anne-Marie Lake2026-05-05T15:38:11+00:00Do you want to improve care for females with urinary incontinence? Our team is exploring the current management of females who experience urinary incontinence in Ontario. We are looking to speak to: 1. Females who sought healthcare professionals to diagnose and/or treat urinary incontinence in Ontario in the past 2 years. 2. Primary Care Physicians [...]
Urinary Incontinence and Your Nerves – Recruitment Closed – Results Pending!
Anne-Marie Lake2026-05-05T15:39:05+00:00Background (We are no longer recruiting - Please stay tuned for what we have learned!!) Many women experience daily urine leakage which is also referred to as urinary incontinence and the most commonly reported among women is stress urinary incontinence, which is defined as the involuntary loss of urine during an exertion, cough, or [...]
Questionnaires for Exercise Induced Urinary Incontinence – Recruitment Closed
Anne-Marie Lake2026-05-05T15:39:44+00:00The health benefits of physical activity are many, and exercise appears to protect many women from bladder control issues. Yet in some cases, urine leakage in women can be aggravated by physical activity. This “exercise-induced urinary incontinence” is not well understood, both in terms of the underlying problem and how best to manage it. To [...]
Physical Activity and Urinary Incontinence in Women – Recruitment Closed
Merrill Pappin2026-05-05T15:45:44+00:00Urinary incontinence affects up to one in five Canadian women. Stresses induced on the pelvic floor during high impact activities such as running are associated with reports of urine leakage during these activities. This experience of “stress urinary incontinence” ultimately leads women to withdraw from these activities, and inactivity can lead to adverse health [...]