Cost-effectiveness of a Non-degradable Urethral Bulking Agent as compared to Mid-urethral Sling surgery in women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Conditions
- urinary incontinence10018188
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON49210
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 216
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all
of the following criteria:
1. Subject is at least 18 years of age
2. Subject has bothersome, moderate or severe SUI or stress predominant mixed
urinary incontinence (Sandvik severity scale of 3 and higher).
3. Subject has decided to undergo a MUS-operation or treatment with UBA
*Urolastic**
4. Subject has a positive result on the standardized cough stress test
5. Subject is willing and able to comply with the follow-up regime
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded
from participation in this study:
1. Subject has predominating urge incontinence
2. Subject has a genital prolapse with a POP-Q score of point Aa or Ba >/=0
3. Subject has had previous treatment with UBA.
4. Subject is pregnant or intends to become pregnant during the study.
5. Subject has a untreated urinary tract infection
6. Subject has a bladder capacity of <250ml
7. Subject has a post-voiding residu of >150ml
8. Subject has a flow of <15ml/sec
9. Subject is not capable of giving informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome of this study is subjective improvement assessed by the<br /><br>1-item questionnaire *Patient Global Impression of Improvement* (PGI-I). The<br /><br>PGI-I has a 7-point Likert scale with a response range from *very much worse*<br /><br>to *very much better*. Improvement is considered to be clinically significant<br /><br>when answers to the PGI-I are either *much better* or *very much better*.<br /><br>Subjective improvement will be assessed at 4-6 weeks, 6 months and 12 months.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- Economic evaluation<br /><br>- Subjective cure<br /><br>- Objective cure<br /><br>- Morbidity and complications<br /><br>- Disease specific quality of life<br /><br>- Seksual function<br /><br>- Re-interventions<br /><br>- Patient preference</p><br>