Margoni, Monica http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9232-8964
Rinaldi, Francesca
Riccardi, Alice
Franciotta, Silvia
Perini, Paola
Gallo, Paolo
Article History
Received: 16 July 2019
Revised: 18 September 2019
Accepted: 21 September 2019
First Online: 27 September 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Monica Margoni reports grants from Teva, grants from Genzyme Sanofi, grants from Merck Serono, grants from Biogen Idec, grants and personal fees from Novartis, during the conduct of the study. Francesca Rinaldi reports grants from Almirall, grants and personal fees from Teva, grants and personal fees from Genzyme Sanofi, grants and personal fees from Merck Serono, grants and personal fees from Biogen Idec, grants from Novartis, during the conduct of the study. Alice Riccardi has nothing to disclose. Silvia Franciotta has nothing to disclose. Paola Perini reports grants and personal fees from Merck Serono, grants and personal fees from Biogen Idec, grants and personal fees from Genzyme Sanofi, grants and personal fees from Bayer Schering Pharma, grants and personal fees from Novartis, grants and personal fees from Teva, during the conduct of the study. Paolo Gallo reports grants and personal fees from Merck Serono, grants and personal fees from Biogen Idec, grants and personal fees from Genzyme Sanofi, grants and personal fees from Bayer Schering Pharma, grants and personal fees from Novartis, grants and personal fees from Teva, grants from University of Padua, Department of Neurosciences DNS, grants from Veneto Region of Italy, grants from Italian Association for Multiple Sclerosis (AISM), grants from Italian Ministry of Public Health, during the conduct of the study.
: This study was approved by the local Ethics Committee and was performed according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants received an explanatory statement and gave their written informed consent to participate in the study.