An observational study in Urinary Incontinence and RED-S, sponsored by University of Siena. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in Italy. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-10.
Sponsored by University of Siena · Observational
The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of Urinary Incontinence amongst professional and pre-professional dancers and its relation to Low Energy Avaliability
Urinary incontinence is a widespread issue among the female athletic population, negatively impacting both performance and lifestyle. The discipline of dance subjects the pelvic floor to repeated stress, which, as in other sports, could lead to the development of incontinence and other pelvic symptoms. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) syndrome is caused by a prolonged and problematic energy deficit, or Low Energy Availability (LEA), and could be one of the contributing factors to the development of urinary incontinence (UI). The world of professional dance is characterized by a high risk of RED-S; nonetheless, few studies have investigated the prevalence of urinary incontinence and its relationship with low energy availability in this context.
This study aims at investigating the prevalence of urinary incontinence and the risk of relative Low Energy Availability (LEA) in a population of professional and pre-professional female dancers, and secondarily, to study the correlation between these two parameters and their impact on the participants' quality of life and performance.
Data Collection: Administration of validated Italian questionnaires for self-reported urinary incontinence (International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Urinary Incontinence Short Form or ICIQ-UI SF) and for the risk of Low Energy Availability (Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire or LEAF-Q) via Google Forms. All data will be collected anonymously.
Statistical Analisys: Based on the data distribution (normal or non-normal), the most appropriate descriptive statistics will be used, along with Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney test, calculating the 95% confidence interval for all variables under study (pages 4-5 of the research project).
All analyses will be conducted using SPSS (version 26 or later) and, for specific verifications, JASP (version 0.96.0).
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Healthy professional and pre-professional dancers aged 18+
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Participants will be administered 2 patient-reported outcome questionnaires
Also known as: LEAF-Q (Low Energy Avaliability in Females Questionnaire)
Urinary Incontinence
Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence
Time frame: 12 months
Low Energy Avaliability
Low energy avaliability risk is defined by a score \<8 at the LEAF-Q
Time frame: 12 months
Plan to share: Undecided
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Started Mar 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2026, 7 months after the start.
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