The clinical and cost effectiveness of surgical interventions for stones in the lower pole of the kidney : the percutaneous nephrolithotomy, flexible ureterorenoscopy and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole kidney stones randomised controlled trial (PUrE RCT) protocol

McClinton, SamStarr, KathrynThomas, RuthMacLennan, GraemeLam, ThomasHernandez, RodolfoPickard, RobertAnson, KenClark, TerryMacLennan, StevenThomas, DavidSmith, DaronTurney, BenMcDonald, AlisonCameron, SarahWiseman, Oliver2020-07-092020-07-092020-06-04McClinton, S, Starr, K, Thomas, R, MacLennan, G, Lam, T, Hernandez, R, Pickard, R, Anson, K, Clark, T, MacLennan, S, Thomas, D, Smith, D, Turney, B, McDonald, A, Cameron, S & Wiseman, O 2020, 'The clinical and cost effectiveness of surgical interventions for stones in the lower pole of the kidney : the percutaneous nephrolithotomy, flexible ureterorenoscopy and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole kidney stones randomised controlled trial (PUrE RCT) protocol', Trials, vol. 21, 479. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04326-x1745-6215PubMedCentral: PMC7273687ORCID: /0000-0002-2691-8421/work/79061767ORCID: /0000-0002-1039-5646/work/98038617ORCID: /0000-0002-8316-2616/work/162252529ORCID: /0000-0003-2619-8230/work/162727156https://hdl.handle.net/2164/14686PUrE is a UK Collaborative Trial funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) Programme (project no. 13/152/02). The Health Services Research Unit is funded by the Chief Scientists Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Health Technology Assessment Programme, the National Institute of Health Research, the National Health Service or the Department of Health. The funder (through their peer-review and funding board review process) approved the study proposal but had no role in the collection, analysis or interpretation of data or writing of the report.151270669engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingrenal stonelower pole stonepercutaneous nephrolithotomyflexible ureterorenoscopyextracorporeal shock wave lithotripsyRenal stonePercutaneous nephrolithotomyFlexible ureterorenoscopyLower pole stoneExtracorporeal shockwave lithotripsyNATURAL-HISTORYRETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERYFRAGMENTSURETEROSCOPIC MANAGEMENTDISEASERENAL-CALCULIWAVE LITHOTRIPSYNEPHROSTOLITHOTOMYR MedicinePharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)13/152/02RThe clinical and cost effectiveness of surgical interventions for stones in the lower pole of the kidney : the percutaneous nephrolithotomy, flexible ureterorenoscopy and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole kidney stones randomised controlled trial (PUrE RCT) protocolJournal article10.1186/s13063-020-04326-xhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085980079&partnerID=8YFLogxK21