Study	Reason for exclusion
Foote 2007	Randomisation broke down when one recruitment source only referred participants for laparoscopic procedure. This led to the study continuing as a cohort study to two surgical techniques, so was excluded from this review
Koster 1996	Comparing two‐dimensional view laparoscopy to three‐dimensional laparoscopy for different gynaecological operations; n = 3 for colposuspension, all randomly allocated to one group
Lee 1997	Comparison of the clinical course and results between laparoscopic and open Burch colposuspension. Not a randomised study
Lernis 1997	Not a randomised study and only reporting experience with laparoscopic colposuspension technique
Salam 2004	Comparison of operative complications and early results between laparoscopic and open colposuspension. Design not stated and not a randomised study