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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
Main ID:  ACTRN12608000624381
Date of registration: 09/12/2008
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Professor Peter L Dwyer
Public title: MiniArc and Monarc suburethral sling in women with stress urinary incontinence - a randomised controlled trial
Scientific title: In female patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence, is MiniArc as good as Monarc in objective cure rates?
Date of first enrolment: 30/04/2009
Target sample size: 220
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12608000624381.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Purpose: Treatment; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Open (masking not used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Efficacy;  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name: Ms Registered Nurse Elisabeth Thomas   
Address:  Dept Urogynaecology Mercy Hospital for Women 163 Studley Road Heidelberg VIC 3084 Australia
Telephone: +613 84584862
Email: ethomas@mercy.com.au
Affiliation: 
Name: Dr Dr Joseph Lee   
Address:  Dept Urogynaecology Mercy Hospital for Women 163 Studley Road Heidelberg VIC 3084 Australia
Telephone: +613 84584862
Email: joseph.lee@southernhealth.org.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: female patients with urodynamic stress incontinence
Exclusion criteria: evidence of instrinsic sphincter deficiency
previous failed suburethral tapes
untreated detrusor overactivity, unfit for surgery, history genital tract malignancy or fistula, previous radiation to pelvis, known allergy to polypropylene


Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: No limit
Gender: Females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Female Stress Urinary Incontinence;
Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Surgery - Surgical techniques
Intervention(s)
Intervention treatment - MiniArc - Exitless transobturator placement of suburethral sling with fixation tip at obturator membrane. Intervention is - MiniArc placement of suburethral sling. Follow up is scheduled for 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months.
Primary Outcome(s)
objective cure of stress urinary incontinence. Positive or negative clinical cough testing resulting in loss (positive) of urine during follow up clinical assessment[6 months from intervention or comparator treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
subjective patient reported outcome using validated questionnaire International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ UI SF) and Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I)[6 months from intervention or comparator treatment]
subjective patient reported outcome using validated questionnaire International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ UI SF) and Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I)[12 months, 24 months and 36 months from treatment]
Secondary ID(s)
MiniMo
Source(s) of Monetary Support
American Medical System (AMS)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Dr Anna Rosamilia
Dr Joseph Lee
Dr Yik N Lim
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Mercy Health Human Research Ethics Committee
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Southern Health Human Ethics Research Committee B
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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