Contasure-needleless single incision slings versus transobturator slings (TOT/TVT-O) for female patients with stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 1 Summary of comparative studies included in meta-analysis

Study	Country	Study period	Study design	LE	Intervention		Sample size		Follow-up	Study quality	Definition of subjective cure	Definition of objective cure
Study	Country	Study period	Study design	LE	Trial	Control	Trial	Control	Follow-up	Study quality	Definition of subjective cure	Definition of objective cure
Dogan 2018 [23]	Turkey	2014–2016	RCT	2a	C-NDL	TOT	89	89	2 y	4^b	If the response to the (ICIQ-SF) question 5 “When does urine leak?” was “never/urine does not leak”	Absence of SUI and negative CST
Fernandez 2017 [24]	Spain	2010–2014	RCT	2a	C-NDL	TVT-O	89	98	1 y	4^b	Very satisfied/satisfied in questionnaire and postsurgical SSI is 0	Negative CST
Franco 2014[17]	Spain	2006–2010	CCT	2b	C-NDL	TVT-O	131	108	5 y	9^a	Very satisfied/satisfied in questionnaire and postsurgical SSI is 0	Negative CST
Gaber 2016 [25]	UK	2014–2015	RCT	2a	C-NDL	TVT-O	70	70	1 y	4^b	Very much improved/much improved on PGI-I	Negative CST with full bladder
Lv 2017[26]	China	2014–2015	RCT	2a	C-NDL	TOT	78	86	1 y	3^b	PGI-I	Not mention
Tardiu 2011[27]	Spain	2006–2009	CCT	2b	C-NDL	TVT-O	72	60	1 y	9^a	Very satisfied/satisfied in questionnaire and postsurgical SSI is 0	Negative CST
Xu 2017 [28]	China	2014–2016	RCT	2a	C-NDL	TVT-O	74	74	1y	3^b	Postsurgical SSI is 0	Absence of SUI and negative CST

RCT Randomized controlled trial, CCT Case–control trials, LE Level of evidence, C-NDL Contasure-Needleless single incision slings, TVT-O Tension-free vaginal tape-obturator, TOT Transobturator tape
ICIQ-SF International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire –Short Form, SSI Sandvik Severity Index, PGI-I Patient global impression of improvement, CST Cough stress test
^a Using Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (score from 0 to 9)
^b Using Jadad scale (score from 0 to 5)

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