Prospective randomized comparison of minisling (altis) with the TVTO procedure for the management of women with genuine stress urinary incontinence.
Prospective randomized study double blinded. Two group of patients consisting group A of 40 patients being operated with altis minisling and group B with 40 patients operated with TVTO procedure. All patients will be operated with epidural anesthesia. The patients participating in the study will meet the following requirements. a. Having genuine stress urinary incontinence proven by urodynamics, b. be willing to be operated and participate in the study. Exclusion criteria wil be the following: a.History of previous irradiation in the lower genital tract, b. BMI more than 30kg/m2, c.previous anti-incontinence surgery, previous vaginal surgery, e. having MUCP\< 20 cm H2O or Valsava leak point pressure less than than 60 cm H2O. Patients will be allocated in each operation by an automatic system using a computer software. Primary outcome measure will be the objective cure rate at 6 months as it is assessed with cough stress test during urodynamics. Secondary outcome measures will be the subjective cure rate, improvement and failure rate, the incidence of complications such as obstruction, voiding difficulties, hemorrhage etc. Patients will be asked to complete preoperatively and postoperatively the ICIQ-FLUTS, patient satisfaction questionnaire and the female sexual function index.postoperatively the patients will complete the PGI-I questionnaire.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
placement of Altis tape through transobturator foramen bilaterally under epidural anesthesia
placement of TVTO tape through transobturator foarmen bilaterally under epidural anesthesia
Aretaieio University Hospital
Athens, Attica, Greece
RECRUITINGthe objective urinary continence rate at 12 months
Primary outcome measure will be the objective urinary continence rate at 12 months as it is assessed with cough stress test during urodynamics.
Time frame: 1 year
Subjective urinary continence rate at 12 months follow up
Secondary outcome measure will be the subjective continence rate as it is assessed with the use of the PGI-I questionnaire.
Time frame: 1year
Preoperative and postoperative assessment of sexual function
Patients will be asked to complete preoperatively and postoperatively the female sexual function index. Minimum score 2.0 and maximum score 36.0. Higher values represent a better outcome.
Time frame: 1 year
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