Jakimiuk 2012.
Methods | RCT comparing TVT and TVT‐O: POLTOS study | |
Participants | Multicentre RCT in Poland 35 women Inclusion criteria: women with urodynamically proven (bladder filled to a minimum of 300 ml) SUI; no prior incontinence surgery Exclusion criteria: women with UTI; BMI > 33 kg/m²; previous hysterectomy; neurological incontinence; POP; PVR > 150 ml; OAB and MUI Age: 40‐80 years |
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Interventions | Group A: TVT (n = 19) Group B: TVT‐O (n = 16) |
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Notes | Follow‐up at 6 months Cystoscopy was performed in both groups Lost to follow‐up: Group A: 4/19; Group B: 0/16 (3 participants with bladder perforation had the tape removed and were excluded) |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote: “The randomisation was done through a web page secured with a 128‐bit code” |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Quote: “every patient had extra skin incisions for masking the type of procedure (“sham operation”). Each patient had 4 skin incisions in localization typical for needle introduced in TVT and TVT‐O procedure” |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No information |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Information not clear |