MILES Study : Managing Impact-related Leakage during Exercise with intravaginal Support STUDY BACKGROUND More than 30% of females experience urinary incontinence during exercise. For many, urine leakage during exercise can become a barrier to staying active, leading them to modify their exercise routine or avoid triggering activities altogether. The MILES Study is exploring whether accessible, non-invasive [...]
Stress Urinary Incontinence: Low and High Impact Lifestyle and the Pelvic Floor – RESULTS PENDING
Anne-Marie Lake2026-05-05T15:32:20+00:00No 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 [...]
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 [...]
Ageing of the Pelvic Floor Muscles – Recruitment Closed – stay tuned for results!
Anne-Marie Lake2026-05-05T15:33:40+00:00Clinicians and researchers know that our risk for developing pelvic floor disorders, such as urine leakage and prolapse, increases as we age. However, the impact of aging on the pelvic floor is still poorly understood. Our lab will be starting a new study to improve our understanding of age-related changes in the pelvic floor [...]
Brain input influence on pelvic floor muscles – Recruitment Closed – Results Pending!
Merrill Pappin2026-06-09T15:27:59+00:00(We are no longer recruiting - Please stay tuned for what we have learned!!). In recent studies, non-invasive magnetic stimulation of the brain has been suggested as an ideal and pain-free way to evaluate the way in which the brain controls the pelvic floor muscles. However for clinical and research purposes, we need to [...]
What is the nature of Pelvic Floor Muscle Involvement in Dyspareunia? Recruitment Closed – Results Pending
Merrill Pappin2026-06-09T15:28:29+00:00**We are no longer recruiting for this study - please stay tuned to hear what we have learned from the research!!** Many women experience pain during sexual activities. This is known as dyspareunia. This pain, while not well understood by health care providers, can interfere with women’s physical and mental health, and be a [...]
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 [...]