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A randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle exercise versus TVT(O) procedure for female moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence

Recruiting
Conditions
stress urinary incontinence, SUI, TVT, TVT-O, PFMT
Registration Number
NL-OMON20079
Lead Sponsor
niversity Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU)
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria

1. All women aged 35-80 years who present with symptoms of moderate to severe, predominant stress urinary incontinence.

Exclusion Criteria

1. A post voiding bladder volume of more than 100 ml.

2. History of anti-incontinence surgery.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complete cure on objective and subjective parameters
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. The incremental cost-effectiveness of TVT as compared to PFMT, accounting for direct and indirect costs parameters.<br /><br>2.Subjective improvement in general and disease-specific quality of life.<br /><br>3.Complications and de novo urogenital symptoms.<br /><br>4.Development of a prediction model for successful treatment, with the therapy given (PFMT or TVT) as independent variable in the model.
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