- T. Brueseke, C. Matthews, M. Willis-Grey,
- M. Nieto, J. Cruz, S. Knight, E. Geller
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COLPASSIST VS EEAS: COMPARING TIME POINTS DURING ROBOTIC SACROCOLPOPEXY, A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL T. Brueseke, C. Matthews, M. Willis-Grey, M. Nieto, J. Cruz, S. Knight, E. Geller Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive
- The Colpassist devices used in this study were provided by
Boston Scientific as part of an unrestricted investigator- initiated grant
- Catherine Matthews:
– Boston Scientific: grant support and consultant – Johnson & Johnson: expert legal defense – Pelvalon: consultant
Disclosures
- Sacrocolpopexy is the gold standard surgical procedure
for correction of vaginal vault prolapse1
- Robotic assisted sacrocolpopexy (RSC) provides a
minimally invasive approach but has been criticized for longer operative times2
- Operative efficiency is key to minimize OR times and
maintain patient safety3
Background
1Maher Cochrane Database Syst Rev.2013;4(4) 2Paraiso Obstet Gynecol. 2011;118(5):1005-1013 3Geller J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2013 20(1):43–8.
Background
Background
Background
- Primary objective:
Compare operative time for RSC with Colpassist vs EEAS
- Secondary objectives:
Compare VAS satisfaction scores between Colpassist vs EEAS
Objectives
Study Design
- Single center, RCT, Jan 2015 to Nov 2017
- Consecutive patients scheduled for RSC
- Inclusion criteria
- >18 yo, planned RSC, prior hysterectomy, English speaking
- Exclusion criteria
- Prior sacrocolpopexy, pregnancy
- Allocation stratified by surgeon
- Randomized 1:1 (Colpassist : EEAS)
- Published mean operative time: 44 ±10 min1
- 20% difference in operating time deemed significant
- 80% power, α = 0.05, ß = 0.2
- 25 women per group needed to detect a 9 minute
difference in operating time
Sample Size Estimate
1Geller, J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2012, 20(1):43-48.
Assessed for eligibility (n=61)
Excluded (n=9)
¨ Not meeting inclusion criteria (n=2) ¨ Declined to participate (n=4) ¨ Other reasons (n=3)
Analysed
- Intention to Treat (n=25)
- Actual Use (n=9)
Allocated to Colpassist (n=25) Additional positioning device used (n=16) Analysed
- Intention to Treat (n=27)
- Actual Use (n=43)
Allocated to EEAS (n=27) Additional positioning device used (n=0) Allocation Analysis Randomized (n=52)
Enrollment
CONSORT Diagram
Demographics
Colpassist™ (n=25) EEAS (n=27) Mean Age (years) ± SD 64±7 61±9 Race (white) 21 (84%) 20 (82%) Median CCI Score (IQR) 0 (0-1) 0 (0-1) Prior Hysterectomy Total 24 (96.0%) 25 (92.6%) Supracervical 1 (4.0%) 2 (7.4%) Prior Abdominal Surgery Other than Hysterectomy 17 (68%) 12 (44.4%) Prior Prolapse or Incontinence Surgery 12 (48%) 5 (22%) Mean BMI (kg/m2) ± SD 27±5 29±5 Greatest Pelvic Organ Prolapse Stage Stage 2 8 (32%) 12 (44%) Stage 3 15 (60%) 15 (56%) Stage 4 2 (8%) Data are n (%) unless specified
Primary Outcome
Colpassist™ (n=25) EEAS (n=27) P value Total Time Using Vaginal Positioning Device 51 (41-77) 46 (29-60) 0.15 Anterior Vaginal Dissection Time 15 (10-18) 10 (8-15) 0.24 Posterior Vaginal Dissection Time 8 (5-12) 5 (4-8) 0.11 Anterior Vaginal Mesh Attachment Time 12 (10-16) 11 (7-15) 0.35 Posterior Vaginal Mesh Attachment Time 16 (11-20) 12 (8-18) 0.15
Data are formatted as: median minutes (interquartile range)
Colpassist
¨ Intention to treat (n=25) ¨ Actual Use (n=9)
EEAS
¨ Intention to treat (n=27) ¨ Actual Use (n=43)
Actual Use Analysis
Colpassist™ (n=9) EEAS (n=43) P value Total Time Using Vaginal Positioning Device
53 (42-85) 46 (27-56) 0.56
Data are formatted as: median minutes (interquartile range)
Colpassist
¨ Intention to treat (n=25) ¨ Actual Use (n=9)
EEAS
¨ Intention to treat (n=27) ¨ Actual Use (n=43)
Actual Use Analysis
Colpassist™ (n=9) EEAS (n=43) P value Total Time Using Vaginal Positioning Device
53 (42-85) 46 (27-56) 0.56
Data are formatted as: median minutes (interquartile range)
Surgeon and Fellow Satisfaction Scores
Data are median VAS scores range 0-68 (interquartile range) Colpassist™ (Surgeons n=22) (Fellows n=20) EEAS (Surgeons n=27) (Fellows n=22) P value* How satisfied are you overall with the vaginal manipulator? Surgeon 19 (11-33) 63 (61-65) <0.01 Fellow 33 (24-45) 62 (53-65) <0.01 Colpassist™ (n=24) EEAS (n=27) P value* How satisfied are you overall with the vaginal manipulator? 49 (31-58) 60 (50-65) 0.07
Vaginal Surgical Assistant Satisfaction Scores
Surgeon and Fellow Satisfaction Scores
Data are median VAS scores range 0-68 (interquartile range) Colpassist™ (Surgeons n=22) (Fellows n=20) EEAS (Surgeons n=27) (Fellows n=22) P value* How satisfied are you overall with the vaginal manipulator? Surgeon 19 (11-33) 63 (61-65) <0.01 Fellow 33 (24-45) 62 (53-65) <0.01 Colpassist™ (n=24) EEAS (n=27) P value* How satisfied are you overall with the vaginal manipulator? 49 (31-58) 60 (50-65) 0.07
Vaginal Surgical Assistant Satisfaction Scores
Additional Secondary Outcomes
Colpassist™ (n=25) EEAS (n=27) P value Mean Estimated blood loss (mL) ± SD 52±37 50±29 0.95 Incidental Cystotomy 3 (12%) 1 (3.7%) 0.34 Incidental Vaginotomy 6 (24%) 5 (18.5%) 0.63
Data are n (%) unless specified
Strengths
- Randomized controlled trial
- Objective outcomes
- Intent to treat design
- Variation in surgical technique and suture type
between surgeons
Limitations
- Single academic center
- No pre-study training on Colpassist
- Cross-over rate to EEAS
Conclusions
- No significant difference in operating time between
Colpassist and EEAS, however, multiple Colpassist cases did use an additional positioning device
- Surgeons and fellows overall more satisfied with
EEAS
- Vaginal surgical assistants were equally satisfied with
Colpassist and EEAS
Implications
- Surgical efficiency may not be strongly influenced by
choice of positioning device
- Surgeons should be aware of various options of
positioning devices available and select one with the most desired characteristics (may vary based on patient anatomy)
- Future research to optimize efficiency in RSC may
include examination of additional intraoperative variables
- T. Brueseke, C. Matthews, M. Willis-Grey,
- M. Nieto, J. Cruz, S. Knight, E. Geller