MyHealtheBladder: a mobile bladder health app for Women Veterans
Official title: Implementing a Mobile Health Application for Women Veterans With Urinary Incontinence: MyHealtheBladder in Function QUERI 3.0 (QUE 25-008)
Run by VA Office of Research and Development · NCT07219433 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test a mobile app that teaches bladder-control techniques for Women Veterans with urinary incontinence to see which rollout method reaches more people and helps manage symptoms.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Sex | Women only |
| Enrollment | 20 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | VA Office of Research and Development Federal |
| Locations | 1 site (Durham, North Carolina) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | April 30, 2026 |
| Main results expected | September 30, 2030 |
| Study ends | September 30, 2030 |
| Registry record updated | October 9, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07219433 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Women Veterans with any type of urinary incontinence for at least three months who are enrolled in care at a participating VA clinic and have access to a smartphone or computer and an email account.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients who lack a mobile device or email account, are institutionalized, or whose clinic has already implemented MyHealtheBladder are unlikely to benefit from joining this program.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a type III effectiveness–implementation hybrid using a parallel cluster randomized design to compare two implementation strategies (Foundational vs REACH) for the MyHealtheBladder mobile app across VA clinics. The team plans to implement and sustain the app in up to 20 VA facilities while measuring both implementation outcomes (including equitable reach) and patient-level clinical effects. MyHealtheBladder delivers evidence-based behavioral self-management (pelvic floor training, fluid management, bladder strategies) without requiring an in-person visit. The trial builds on a prior multi-site VA RCT that showed comparable or better symptom improvements and high engagement versus video visits.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more Women Veterans could access evidence-based bladder self-care, reduce leakage symptoms, and avoid some clinic visits and travel.
How similar studies have gone: A previous multi-site VA randomized trial found MyHealtheBladder produced equivalent or greater symptom improvement and high engagement compared with video visits, supporting this implementation effort.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Site Inclusion Criteria: * Facility is part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system * Clinic serves at least 100 Women Veterans annually * Identified site champion (e.g., clinician or staff member) who is willing to assume required program responsibilities for implementation Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Women Veterans * Have any type of Urinary Incontinence existing for at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: Site Exclusion Criteria: * Clinic has already implemented the MyHealtheBladder program through the PURSUIT trial Patient Exclusion Criteria: * No access to computer or mobile device * No email account * Institutionalized
Where it's running
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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Karen Goldstein, MD MSPH — Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Study coordinator: Caitlin B Kappler, MSW
- Email: Caitlin.Kappler@va.gov
- Phone: (919) 286-6936
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.