A Study of Two Versions of the Uresta Pessary Handle for Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

July 9, 2026 updated by: Scott Farrell, Resilia Inc.

A Uresta Bladder Support Handle Comparison Study

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new handle design for the uresta pessary works better than the current handle design for women when they are using the pessary. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is the new pessary equally effective for users. Do pessary users find the new handle design is more or less helpful for insertion and removal of the pessary Is the optional removal string, provided with the new handle, helpful in pessary handling.

The participants will use both the original and the new uresta pessary handle designs and complete a questionnaire to rate both handles.

The score for the two questionnaires will be compared to determine which handle is best.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

  1. Introduction This research is a usability comparison study involving the Uresta bladder support, a Class II medical device indicated for adult women experiencing stress urinary incontinence. The device is Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared and licensed for over-the-counter use. The study will compare user experience using the current Uresta handle design and a modified handle design intended to improve the removal process.
  2. Study Objective The purpose of this study is to obtain feedback from intended users regarding the efficacy and ease of use and removal characteristics of two versions of the Uresta bladder support handle. The study will also collect feedback on an optional removal string which will be made available to further facilitate removal for certain users.
  3. Background Uresta® is a reusable bladder support device designed to reduce urine leakage caused by stress urinary incontinence. When inserted into the vaginal canal, the device supports the urethra and reduces involuntary urine loss during physical activity such as coughing, laughing, or exercising.

The efficacy, safety and usability of the use of the uresta pessary for the treatment of bladder leaking has been extensively investigated and the results published1-5 Post-market surveillance has identified potential improvements related to the device. User feedback suggested possible modifications including adding a finger hole to the handle, increasing handle stiffness, and providing an optional removal string to help locate the device during removal.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

113

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30339
        • Stirling IRB

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult women aged 18 years or older
  • Currently using a Uresta bladder support successfully
  • Using size 3, 4, or 5 from the Uresta Starter Kit
  • Living in the United States
  • Able to participate within 10-20 days of consent
  • Willing to complete study questionnaires and use the modified device

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals not residing in the United States
  • Individuals not currently using Uresta
  • Individuals using sizes other than 3, 4, or 5
  • Individuals unable to complete study activities within the study timeline
  • Pregnant women

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: pessary handle comparison arm
single arm, sequential use of two pessary handle designs
Device: pessary handle
the participants will use two pessary handle designs as well as an optional pessary puller string and complete questionnaires to rate their experience

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
questionnaire
Time Frame: From enrolment to completion at 4 weeks
A 15 item questionnaire in which each question is anwered on a 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree"=1 to strongly agree = 5. The higher the score the better the usability and efficacy
From enrolment to completion at 4 weeks
Paired samples t-test
Time Frame: from enrollment to completion at 4 weeks
The scores of each questionnaire will be summed and the mean scores on the pessary handle questionnaires will be compared using a paired samples t-test with a p<0.05 considered significant
from enrollment to completion at 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Resilia Inc.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Scott Farrell, MD, Dalhousie University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 20, 2026

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 18, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

June 18, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 3, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 15, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 15, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 16000-SAFarrell (Registry Identifier: Sterling IRB)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

Yes

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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