CO Laser and radiofrequency compared to a sham control group in treatment of stress urinary incontinence (LARF study arm 3). A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a prevalent condition, and conservative treatment options are needed. Were evaluated CO laser and radiofrequency as treatment for SUI.

Methods: One hundred thirty-nine women with SUI were eligible and randomized in a three-arm double-blind randomized controlled trial into radiofrequency (RF), laser (LS) and sham control (SCT) groups, with 3-monthly outpatient treatment sessions.