Steele, Catriona M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-6561
Mukherjee, Rajat
Kortelainen, Juha M.
Pölönen, Harri
Jedwab, Michael
Brady, Susan L.
Theimer, Kayla Brinkman
Langmore, Susan
Riquelme, Luis F.
Swigert, Nancy B.
Bath, Philip M.
Goldstein, Larry B.
Hughes, Richard L.
Leifer, Dana
Lees, Kennedy R.
Meretoja, Atte
Muehlemann, Natalia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nestle Health Science (Industry Grant)
Article History
Received: 29 March 2018
Accepted: 31 December 2018
First Online: 5 January 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Philip M. Bath is Stroke Association Professor of Stroke Medicine and a NIHR Senior Investigator. He is a member of a Nestlé Advisory Board for which he receives an honorarium and travel expenses. He is a consultant to Nestec SA and for Phagenesis Ltd (which is partly owned by Nestlé), has given education talks for them, was Chief Investigator of their STEPS trial, is Co-Chief Investigator of their PhEED trial, and receives an honorarium and travel expenses for this work. Larry B. Goldstein is the Ruth L. Works Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology and Co-Director, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute at the University of Kentucky. He is a member of a Nestlé Advisory Board for which he receives an honorarium and travel expenses. Richard L. Hughes is Professor of Neurology and participates in clinical research sponsored by the NIH and Industry. He is a member of a Nestle Advisory Board for which he receives an honorarium and travel expenses. Kennedy R. Lees is Professor of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow. He is a consultant for Nestec SA. He has also received consulting fees or research funding from the American Heart Association, Applied Clinical Intelligence, Boehringer Ingelheim, EVER NeuroPharma, Hilicon, Parexel, Translation Medical Academy, University Newcastle (Australia), European Union, IQVIA, National Institutes of Health (USA), Novartis, and Sunovion. Dana Leifer is Associate Professor of Neurology and an NIH StrokeNet Principal Investigator. He is a member of a Nestlé Advisory Board for which he receives an honorarium. Atte Meretoja has consulted for Nestec SA and Phagenesis Ltd. He is a member of a Nestlé Advisory Board for which he receives an honorarium and travel expenses. Luis F. Riquelme is a member of the board of directors for the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative. Catriona M. Steele has served on Nestlé expert panels for which she has received honoraria and travel expenses. She is an NIH-funded principal investigator and a member of the board of directors for the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative. Nancy B. Swigert is a paid consultant for Nestlé and serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the National Foundation on Swallowing Disorders. Natalia Muehlemann and Michael Jedwab are full-time employees of Nestlé Health Science, Nestec SA. Juha M. Kortelainen and Harri Pölönen are employees of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. Rajat Mukherjee is an employee of Cytel Inc. Susan L. Brady, Kayla Brinkman Theimer and Susan Langmore declare no conflicts of interest.
: The protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of each participating medical center.