PFMT added to continence pessary vs pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT): Patients perceived improvement in symptoms of prolapse assessed using validated symptom questionnaire at 1 year ‐ not reported
Pessary plus PFMT probably leads to higher perceived improvement of prolapse symptoms compared with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) alone (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Pessary plus PFMT vs pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) alone Perceived improvement of prolapse symptoms · pelvic organ prolapse in women Pessary plus PFMT probably leads to higher perceived improvement of prolapse symptoms compared with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) alone (moderate certainty). Pessaries (mechanical devices) for managing pelvic organ prolapse in women (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 2.15 [1.58, 2.94] | 1 study · 260 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pessaries (mechanical devices) for managing pelvic organ prolapse in women 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.