Breuer, Dieter
von Wirth, Elena http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2461-4966
Mandler, Janet
Schürmann, Stephanie
Döpfner, Manfred http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7929-0463
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (LE 575/3-1)
Universitätsklinikum Köln
Article History
Received: 21 January 2020
Accepted: 22 November 2020
First Online: 4 December 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: MD served in an advisory or consultancy role for Lilly, Medice, Novartis, Shire, and Vifor Pharma. He received conference attendance support, conference support, or speaker’s fees from Lilly, Medice, Novartis, and Shire. He is or has been involved in clinical trials conducted by Lilly, Shire, and Vifor. MD and SS are the authors of the behavioral treatment program that is investigated in this study and receive royalties from the publisher Beltz, Weinheim.
: This study has been approved by the ethics committee at the University of Cologne and has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: All participants gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study.