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Target-controlled sedation versus 'low-dose' spinal anesthesia in tension-free suburethral sling surgery for stress incontinence.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN64888483
Enrollment
50
Registered
2003-09-12
Start date
2002-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Urological and Genital Diseases: Stress incontinence Urological and Genital Diseases

Interventions

Each volunteer will be studied for the duration of the operation, until completion of the post-operative questionnaire and urodynamic studies, 3 h postoperatively. The average length of the procedure

Sponsors

Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients will be recruited from the clinical gynaelogical practice of Mr P Toozs-Hobson and Mr Emens. Individuals scheduled for suburethral sling surgery will be invited to participate in the investigation. Written consent will be obtained in all cases. We aim to recruit 25 patients to each arm of the study. Inclusion criteria: first operative procedure for stress incontinence.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contradiction to spinal anaesthesia 2. Unable/unwilling to give consent 3. Significant respiratory/cardiovascular disease/epilepsy 4. Allergy to propofol, opioids and local anaesthetics

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Outcomes will be assessed by indices of patient satisfaction, satisfaction for surgical conditions, perioperative sedation scores, oxygenation, haemodynamic variables and the impact of anaesthetic technique on return of bladder sensation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026