| Methods | RCT. Details not given. Follow‐up at 6 months | |
| Participants | 22 women with intrinsic sphincter deficiency, 11 in each arm | |
| Interventions | A (11): suburethral sling B (11): Burch retropubic urethropexy |
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| Outcomes | Cure assessed using IIQ, UDI, stress test, voiding dysfunction Success rate reported as: A: 100% (11/11), B: 77.8% (7/9) P = 0.1 |
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| Notes | Abstract only Aim to evaluate the prognostic value of urethral electrodiagnosis Two participants in the Burch group were found to have recurrent urethrovisical junction hypermobility or displacement and not included in the final analysis. |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not mentioned |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not mentioned |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not mentioned |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | Two participants in the Burch group were found to have recurrent urethrovesical junction hypermobility considered surgical failures and excluded from final analysis. Insufficient information to judge whether appropriately addressed |
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