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Study Title and Description
Comparison of TVT and TVT-O in patients with stress urinary incontinence: short-term cure rates and factors influencing the outcome. A prospective randomised study.
Key Questions Addressed
1 | Sling vs Comparator RCT outcomes (excluding AEs) | |
2 | Sling Adverse Events |
Primary Publication Information
Title | Comparison of TVT and TVT-O in patients with stress urinary incontinence: short-term cure rates and factors influencing the outcome. A prospective randomised study. |
Author | Karateke A., Haliloglu B., Cam C., Sakalli M. |
Country | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. |
Year | 2009 |
Numbers |
Pubmed ID: 19281588 32 (internal) |
Secondary Publication Information
There are currently no secondary publications defined for this study.
Extraction Form: Sling vs Comparator RCT outcomes (excluding AEs)
Arms
Number | Title | Description | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
1 | TVT-O | ||
2 | TVT |
Question... Follow Up | Answer | Follow-up Answer | |
---|---|---|---|
Country ... | Other ... | Turkey | |
Outcome Categories Reported | Objective SUI | ||
Subjective SUI | |||
Quality of life | |||
OR outcomes/complications (not "AEs") | |||
Population (reason for surgery etc.) | Urodynamic SUI | ||
Intrinsic sphincter deficiency | |||
RCT Comparison Category | Retropubic vs. Obturator | ||
Multicenter | Unclear/Not reported | ||
Institution Type | Academic hospital | ||
Number of surgeons performing procedures | 1 | ||
Surgeons' Training | Urogynecology | ||
Residents or fellows performing surgery? | Unclear/Not reported | ||
Study Quality (overall) | A (good) | ||
Overall Study Notes | Table6 of paper compares Cure, IIQ7, and UDI Q's 3-4 by subpopulations of vLPP</>60 and Qtip angle </>30. Comparisons are by vLPP and Qtip, not TVT-O vs TVT. Not sure how to capture these data since sub-population tables still want SlingA vs SlingB. | ||
Study Sponsor/Funding ... | Other ... | unclear |
Baseline Characteristics
Question | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Total | Comments | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Answer | Follow-up | Answer | Follow-up | Answer | Follow-up | Answer | Follow-up | Answer | Follow-up | ||
No. Randomized | 84 | 83 | |||||||||
Mean Age | 49 | 49 | |||||||||
Post-Op Follow-Up Interval (Maximum) | 14 mo |
Results & Comparisons
Results Data
Outcome: EBL <200mL Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
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Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.207 | |||
Counts | 82 | 77 | |||||
Percentage | 98.8 | 95.1 |
Outcome: EBL >200 Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.207 | |||
Counts | 1 | 4 | |||||
Percentage | 1.2 | 4.9 |
Outcome: "Cure" Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.675 | |||
Counts | 72 | 72 | |||||
Percentage | 86.7 | 88.9 |
Outcome: Short-term catheterization Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.544 | |||
Counts | 6 | 8 | |||||
Percentage | 7.2 | 9.9 |
Outcome: De novo DO Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.603 | |||
Counts | 10 | 12 | |||||
Percentage | 12.0 | 14.8 |
Outcome: De novo UUI Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.723 | |||
Counts | 5 | 6 | |||||
Percentage | 6.0 | 7.4 |
Outcome: Very satisfied Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.826 | |||
Counts | 69 | 68 | |||||
Percentage | 83.1 | 84.0 |
Outcome: Satisfied Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.826 | |||
Counts | 7 | 8 | |||||
Percentage | 8.4 | 9.9 |
Outcome: Time in OR Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | 0.001 | |||
Mean | 16.64 | 31.27 | |||||
Standard Deviation | 2.47 | 4.73 |
Outcome: Time in hospital Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | 0.290 | |||
Mean | 1.25 | 1.36 | |||||
Standard Deviation | 0.66 | 0.76 |
Outcome: Time 'til normal acitivities Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | 0.367 | |||
Mean | 2.43 | 2.70 | |||||
Standard Deviation | 2.02 | 2.40 |
Outcome: PVR Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 10.96 | 11.05 | |||
Standard Deviation | 5.60 | 5.90 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 24.28 | 25.37 | |||
Standard Deviation | 12.76 | 13.27 |
Outcome: IIQ-7 Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 13.83 | 13.83 | |||
Standard Deviation | 3.88 | 3.88 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 6.88 | 6.94 | |||
Standard Deviation | 3.38 | 3.40 |
Outcome: IIQ-7 Population: vLPP<60 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
12 months |
N Analyzed | ||||
Mean | |||||
Standard Deviation |
Outcome: UDI Q's1-2 Population: All Participants | |||||
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Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 1.00 | 1.04 | |||
Standard Deviation | 0.81 | 0.83 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 1.54 | 1.60 | |||
Standard Deviation | 0.91 | 0.93 |
Outcome: UDI Q's3-4 Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 4.24 | 4.22 | |||
Standard Deviation | 1.36 | 1.36 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 1.00 | 0.89 | |||
Standard Deviation | 1.06 | 0.87 |
Outcome: UDI Q's5-6 Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 0.75 | 0.75 | |||
Standard Deviation | 0.87 | 0.83 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 0.76 | 0.93 | |||
Standard Deviation | 1.11 | 1.19 |
Extraction Form: Sling Adverse Events
Arms
Number | Title | Description | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Transobturator synthetic | TVT-O | |
2 | Retropubic synthetic | TVT |
Question... Follow Up | Answer | Follow-up Answer | |
---|---|---|---|
Study Type | RCT | ||
Sling Category | Retropubic synthetic | ||
Obturator synthetic | |||
Adverse Event Ascertainment | Active | ||
Was the Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications system used? | No / Not reported | ||
Was a data safety monitoring board used? | No / Not reported | ||
Study Sponsor/Funding | Not reported |
Results & Comparisons
Results Data
Outcome: EBL <200mL Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.207 | |||
Counts | 82 | 77 | |||||
Percentage | 98.8 | 95.1 |
Outcome: EBL >200 Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.207 | |||
Counts | 1 | 4 | |||||
Percentage | 1.2 | 4.9 |
Outcome: "Cure" Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.675 | |||
Counts | 72 | 72 | |||||
Percentage | 86.7 | 88.9 |
Outcome: Short-term catheterization Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.544 | |||
Counts | 6 | 8 | |||||
Percentage | 7.2 | 9.9 |
Outcome: De novo DO Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.603 | |||
Counts | 10 | 12 | |||||
Percentage | 12.0 | 14.8 |
Outcome: De novo UUI Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.723 | |||
Counts | 5 | 6 | |||||
Percentage | 6.0 | 7.4 |
Outcome: Very satisfied Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.826 | |||
Counts | 69 | 68 | |||||
Percentage | 83.1 | 84.0 |
Outcome: Satisfied Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
12 months |
N Enrolled | 83 | 81 | 0.826 | |||
Counts | 7 | 8 | |||||
Percentage | 8.4 | 9.9 |
Outcome: Time in OR Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | 0.001 | |||
Mean | 16.64 | 31.27 | |||||
Standard Deviation | 2.47 | 4.73 |
Outcome: Time in hospital Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | 0.290 | |||
Mean | 1.25 | 1.36 | |||||
Standard Deviation | 0.66 | 0.76 |
Outcome: Time 'til normal acitivities Population: All Participants | Between-Arm Comparisons | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic | Comparison Measure | TVT-O vs. TVT |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | 0.367 | |||
Mean | 2.43 | 2.70 | |||||
Standard Deviation | 2.02 | 2.40 |
Outcome: PVR Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 10.96 | 11.05 | |||
Standard Deviation | 5.60 | 5.90 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 24.28 | 25.37 | |||
Standard Deviation | 12.76 | 13.27 |
Outcome: IIQ-7 Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 13.83 | 13.83 | |||
Standard Deviation | 3.88 | 3.88 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 6.88 | 6.94 | |||
Standard Deviation | 3.38 | 3.40 |
Outcome: IIQ-7 Population: vLPP<60 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
12 months |
N Analyzed | ||||
Mean | |||||
Standard Deviation |
Outcome: UDI Q's1-2 Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 1.00 | 1.04 | |||
Standard Deviation | 0.81 | 0.83 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 1.54 | 1.60 | |||
Standard Deviation | 0.91 | 0.93 |
Outcome: UDI Q's3-4 Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 4.24 | 4.22 | |||
Standard Deviation | 1.36 | 1.36 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 1.00 | 0.89 | |||
Standard Deviation | 1.06 | 0.87 |
Outcome: UDI Q's5-6 Population: All Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Point | Measure | TVT-O | TVT | Transobturator synthetic | Retropubic synthetic |
0 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 0.75 | 0.75 | |||
Standard Deviation | 0.87 | 0.83 | |||
12 months |
N Analyzed | 83 | 81 | ||
Mean | 0.76 | 0.93 | |||
Standard Deviation | 1.11 | 1.19 |
Adverse Events
Arm or Total | Title | Description | Follow-up time | In-hospital or After discharge | Is event serious? | Reported definition of serious event | Number affected | Number at risk (analyzed) | Difference between 2 slings (eg, OR/RR or %, with 95% CI) | Reported P value between slings | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transobturator synthetic | Organ injury in OR (urethra, bladder, bowel) | bladder; TVT-O did not actually have cysto | Intra-op | In-hospital | ND | ND | 0 | 83 | ND | 0.118 | |
Retropubic synthetic | Intra-op | In-hospital | ND | ND | 3 | 81 | ND | ||||
Total | |||||||||||
Transobturator synthetic | Organ injury in OR (urethra, bladder, bowel) | Vascular injury | Intra-op | In-hospital | ND | ND | 0 | 83 | ND | NS | |
Retropubic synthetic | Intra-op | In-hospital | ND | ND | 0 | 81 | ND | ||||
Total | |||||||||||
Transobturator synthetic | Hematoma | Intra-op | In-hospital | ND | ND | 2 | 83 | ND | 0.440 | ||
Retropubic synthetic | Intra-op | In-hospital | ND | ND | 4 | 81 | ND | ||||
Total | |||||||||||
Transobturator synthetic | Fever | Unclear | In-hospital | ND | ND | 1 | 83 | ND | 0.364 | ||
Retropubic synthetic | Unclear | In-hospital | ND | ND | 4 | 81 | ND | ||||
Total | |||||||||||
Transobturator synthetic | Mesh erosion/extrusion/exposure/granulation tissue | 12mo | After discharge | ND | ND | 2 | 83 | ND | 0.440 | ||
Retropubic synthetic | 12mo | After discharge | ND | ND | 4 | 81 | ND | ||||
Total |