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. 2017 Jul 25;2017(7):CD002912. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002912.pub7

Bai 2005.

Methods RCT. Method not described. Three arms. Blinding not mentioned. Unclear if ITT Follow‐up at one year with assessments at 3 months, 6 months and 9 months.
Participants N = 92. No withdrawals mentioned
UDS confirmed. No mixed incontinence
Groups comparable as to age, parity, BMI, menopausal status, MUCP, VLPP, functional urethral length and peak flow rates at baseline
Incl: USI grade I and II
Excl: grade III incontinence, detrusor overactivity, UTI, ISD, POP > grade II
Ob & Gyne. South Korea
Interventions I: Burch (33)
 II: Sling (28)
 III: TVT (31)
Sling procedure was a pubovaginal sling using autologous rectus muscle fascia
TVT technique according to Ulmsten
All procedures performed by one surgeon
Outcomes Number cured (3 months, 6 months,12 months); complication rate (number with idiopathic detrusor overactivity, hesitancy, urinary retention)
Cure defined as absence of subjective complaints of leakage and absence of urinary leakage on stress test
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk randomization method not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk not mentioned
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk not mentioned
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk not mentioned
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk not mentioned
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk all patients with complete follow‐up; no mention of dropouts
Other bias Unclear risk no other bias identified