Assessment of different continence definitions in the context of the randomized multicenter prospective LAP-01 trial —Does the best definition change over time?

ConclusionThe best continence definition according to the patients ’ perspective changes over time, “0 pads” being the superior criterion in the long-term. We recommend using the 0-pad definition for standardized continence reporting, as it is simple yet as accurate as possible given the inevitably high subjectivity of continence perception.Trial registration The LAP-01 trial was registered with the U.S. National Library of Medicine clinical trial registry (clinicaltrials.gov), NCT number: NCT03682146, and with the German Clinical Trial registry (Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien), DRKS ID number: DRKS00007138
Source: European Journal of Medical Research - Category: Research Source Type: research