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NCT Number: NCT04240613

Tension-free Vaginal Tape Obturator for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence -Long-term Follow-up

The efficacy of TVT-O (tension-free vaginal tape obturator) is well established in patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety and patient satisfaction of TVT-O in patients suffering from primary, mixed (MUI) or recurrent urinary incontinence (UI) in long-term follow-up.

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About this study

The long-term results after TVT-O have been scarce. At five years no significant differences were seen between TVT (tension-free vaginal tape) and TVT-O for female SUI in a randomized trial. In two studies the patients were followed-up for ten years after the TVT-O procedure. The first randomized study reporting long term outcomes of TVT-O and outside-in TOT (transobturator tape) in women with urodynamic mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) showed that transobturator tension-free vaginal tapes are associated with a good and sustained patient-reported success rate.

The success of the incontinence procedures should be assessed not only with objective measures but also with methods evaluating subjective satisfaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety and overall patient satisfaction of the TVT-O technique in a long-term follow-up of patients suffering from primary or recurrent SUI or MUI.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

We included all the patients who underwent the TVT-O operation between August 2004 and October 2011 in our hospital, Turku university hospital Finland.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria were applied.

Treatment and study plan

TVT-O

Device

TVT-O is one of the most popular treatments for urinary incontinence (UI). Its efficacy is well established in patients with pure stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Data reporting long-term outcomes of TVT-O for the treatment of mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) or recurrent SUI is scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety and overall patient satisfaction of TVT-O in different subgroups of UI in a long-term follow-up.

Primary outcomes

  1. objective and subjective treatment success

    Time frame: 9.25 years

    Objective treatment success was a negative cough stress test (CST), The CST was performed with a bladder volume of 300 ml aiming on adjusting the tape to allow a drop of saline to escape from the outer meatus of the urethra on strong coughing. The patient was subjectively cured if she answered to being very satisfied or satisfied with the operation.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Turku University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Tension-free Vaginal Tape Obturator for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence - Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction in Long-term Follow-up

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jan 27, 2020
Registry last updated
Jan 27, 2020

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