Advancing Care for Pelvic Floor Disorders in San Diego
Official title: Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Clinical Site Application: The San Diego Pelvic Floor Consortium
Funded at University of California, San Diego · NIH-11138651 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This effort helps a San Diego research team continue to offer new clinical trials for people with pelvic floor disorders.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Diego NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (La Jolla, United States) |
| Project start | September 11, 2006 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $261,118 |
| NIH project number | 5UG1HD054214-19 |
| Project ID | NIH-11138651 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients who have pelvic floor disorders, particularly women experiencing stress urinary incontinence, may be ideal candidates for future clinical trials conducted by this consortium.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who do not have pelvic floor disorders or who are not eligible for specific clinical trials offered through this network would not directly benefit from participation.
What this research studies
This grant supports a research team in San Diego, called the San Diego Pelvic Floor Consortium, to continue its important work within a national network focused on pelvic floor disorders. The team uses a unique approach, combining the expertise of a major university hospital with a large community health organization, to bring new treatment options to patients. They have a strong history of successfully designing and running large clinical trials that test new behavioral and surgical treatments. This allows them to offer diverse patient populations the chance to participate in cutting-edge research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to improved and more effective treatments for various pelvic floor disorders, including stress urinary incontinence.
How similar studies have gone: The San Diego team has a proven track record of successfully developing and implementing large-scale clinical trials for pelvic floor disorders within this national network.
Where this research is happening
-
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lukacz, Emily S. — University of California, San Diego
- Study coordinator: Lukacz, Emily S.
Related research
Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.
-
Pelvic Floor Disorders Network site at Brown/WIH
A patient-facing site program that contributes to research on female pelvic floor disorders to improve care and outcomes.
-
Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Cycle V Renewal at UT Southwestern
A coordinated national effort to study pelvic floor disorders in women, with UT Southwestern leading efforts to recruit a diverse group of participants and to pilot a multicenter trial to prevent urinary and fecal incontinence.
-
Pelvic floor disorder network site expansion at UCSD and Kaiser
A patient-centered research opportunity to help improve treatments for women with pelvic floor disorders through a multi-site clinical trial network.
-
Postoperative pelvic floor recovery with guided early exercise
A multicenter clinical site will test a guided early exercise program after prolapse surgery to help people recover faster without harming pelvic floor outcomes.
-
Pelvic floor disorders care network site at Duke University Medical Center
A Duke clinic site joins a national network to advance pelvic floor disorder care through standardized trials and high-quality patient recruitment.
-
Pelvic Floor Disorders Network data center to help improve care for women
A national data coordinating center helps coordinate studies on pelvic floor disorders in women to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.