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Non-surgical management of stress urinary incontinence: ambulatory treatments for leakage associated with stress (ATLAS) trial.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17327249     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Non-surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is recommended as first-line therapy, yet few prospective studies and no randomized trials compare the most common non-surgical treatments for SUI.
PURPOSE: To present the design and methodology of the ambulatory treatments for leakage associated with stress (ATLAS) trial, a randomized clinical trial comparing three interventions for predominant SUI in women: intravaginal continence pessary; behavioral therapy (including pelvic floor muscle training and exercise and bladder control strategies); and a combination of the two treatments.
METHODS: Treatment outcome measures, collected at 12 weeks and six and 12 months post randomization, include the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I), the Stress Incontinence Scale of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI), seven-day bladder diaries, Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Urinary Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ-12), Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ) and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).
LIMITATIONS: The study design reduces most common biases, but some degree of selection bias may remain.
CONCLUSION: This trial will provide useful information to help counsel women with stress and mixed incontinence about the relative efficacy and satisfaction with pessary, behavioral therapy and both treatments combined.
Authors:
Holly E Richter; Kathryn L Burgio; Patricia S Goode; Diane Borello-France; Catherine S Bradley; Linda Brubaker; Victoria L Handa; Paul M Fine; Anthony G Visco; Halina M Zyczynski; John T Wei; Anne M Weber;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical trials (London, England)     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1740-7745     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Trials     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-02-28     Completed Date:  2007-06-14     Revised Date:  2013-04-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101197451     Medline TA:  Clin Trials     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  92-101     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Women's Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Bermingham, Alabama 35249-7333, USA. hrichter@uab.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Ambulatory Care*
Female
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Patient Satisfaction
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Research Design
Sample Size
Selection Bias
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Incontinence, Stress / therapy*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K24 DK068389/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; U01 HD41249/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD41248/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD41250/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD41261/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD41263/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD41267/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD41268/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD41269/HD/NICHD NIH HHS

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