ArticleThe journal of applied research2008
The Trial of Mid-Urethral Slings (TOMUS): Design and Methodology.
Article in The journal of applied research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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TOMUS-Trial Of Mid-Urethral Slings
Probiotics and the Female Urinary Microbiome ProFUM Trial (Probiotics Effect on the Female Urinary Microbiome)
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mid-urethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Defining success after surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Trial
- Repeat post-op voiding trials: an inconvenient correlate with success.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2014Trial
- Patient satisfaction after midurethral sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2013Trial
- Treatment success of retropubic and transobturator mid urethral slings at 24 months.The Journal of urology · 2012Trial
- Sexual activity and function in women more than 2 years after midurethral sling placement.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2012Trial
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- Adverse events over two years after retropubic or transobturator midurethral sling surgery: findings from the Trial of Midurethral Slings (TOMUS) study.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2011Trial
- Baseline urodynamic predictors of treatment failure 1 year after mid urethral sling surgery.The Journal of urology · 2011Trial
- Demographic and clinical predictors of treatment failure one year after midurethral sling surgery.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2011Trial
- Retropubic versus transobturator midurethral slings for stress incontinence.The New England journal of medicine · 2010Trial
- Prediction of success of slings in female stress incontinence, statistical and AI modeling.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A new promising approach to urodynamic stress urinary incontinence care can help menopausal women.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2023Article
- Present value of the Urethral mobility test as a tool to assess Stress urinary incontinence due to Intrinsic sphincteric deficiency.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Predicting urinary incontinence after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology · 2016Review
- Outcome measures for stress urinary incontinence treatment: can we minimally agree?World journal of urology · 2015Review
- Safety considerations for synthetic sling surgery.Nature reviews. Urology · 2015Review
- Missing data frequency and correlates in two randomized surgical trials for urinary incontinence in women.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- Comparison of flowrates and voided volumes during non-instrumented uroflowmetry and pressure-flow studies in women with stress incontinence.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2015Article
- Effect of aging on storage and voiding function in women with stress predominant urinary incontinence.The Journal of urology · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveMid-urethral slings (MUS) are increasingly common surgical procedures for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. There are currently no adequately powered trials with sufficient length of follow-up comparing the efficacy or safety of the transobturator and retropubic MUS. As a result, no selection criteria are available to guide surgeons or patients. This article describes the methodology and rationale for the Trial Of Mid-Urethral Slings (TOMUS). PATIENTS AND
methodsThe primary aims of this randomized controlled trial is to compare subjective and objective success rates for urinary incontinence (UI) at 12 and 24 months following retropubic and transobturator MUS procedures. Secondary aims are to compare the resolution of overall and stress-specific UI, morbidity, the time to adequate voiding, satisfaction, and quality of life in the two groups. TOMUS will also assess the clinical utility of pre-operative urodynamics in women undergoing MUS procedures. The primary outcome will be obtained at 12 months and 24 months. The definition of treatment success is two-fold. Objective treatment success is defined by a negative stress test, a negative 24-hour pad test and no retreatment for SUI. Subjective treatment success is defined by no self-reported leakage on 3-day diary and no self-reported SUI symptoms. Enrollment began April 2006 and is expected to be complete in 2 years.
conclusionsThe TOMUS trial is designed to provide outcome and safety information to pelvic surgeons and their patients on the two most commonly performed MUS techniques.
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