Two parallel, pragmatic, UK multicentre, randomised controlled trials comparing surgical options for upper compartment (vault or uterine) pelvic organ prolapse (the VUE Study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Schedule for assessments/data collection

Assessment	Recruitment	Intervention (surgery)	6 months (postal questionnaire)	12 months (postal questionnaire)	12 months (clinic appointment)
Assessment of eligibility criteria	X^a
Written informed consent	X
Clinical status	X^a	X^a			X^a
Adverse events		X^a	X^b	X^b	X^a
Prolapse symptom score (POP-SS)	X^b		X^b	X^b
Patient-reported symptoms	X^b		X^b	X^b
Hospital admissions			X^b	X^b	X^a
Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D)	X^b		X^b	X^b
Health care utilisation			X^b	X^b

^aCRF; ^bParticipant questionnaire. EQ-5D EuroQoL five dimensions questionnaire, POP-SS Pelvic Organ Prolapse Score

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