Minett, Thais http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3232-9455
Su, Li
Mak, Elijah
Williams, Guy
Firbank, Michael
Lawson, Rachael A.
Yarnall, Alison J.
Duncan, Gordon W.
Owen, Adrian M.
Khoo, Tien K.
Brooks, David J.
Rowe, James B.
Barker, Roger A.
Burn, David
O’Brien, John T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research
Parkinson’s UK (J-0802, G-1301, G-1507)
Lockhart Parkinson’s Disease Research Fund
National Institute for Health Research (RG64473)
National Institute for Health Research Unit in Dementia at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge
National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Unit in Dementia at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University
Wellcome Trust (103838)
Article History
Received: 25 January 2018
Revised: 13 April 2018
Accepted: 16 April 2018
First Online: 25 April 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr Thais Minett reports no disclosure. Dr Li Su reports no disclosure. Elijah Mak reports no disclosure. Dr Guy Williams reports no disclosure. Dr Michael Firbank reports no disclosure. Dr Rachael (A) Lawson reports no disclosure. Dr Alison J. Yarnall has received honoraria from Teva-Lundbeck and sponsorship from Teva-Lundbeck, UCB, GlaxoSmithKline, Genus and Abbvie for attending conferences. Dr Gordon W. Duncan reports no disclosure. Dr Adrian M. Owen reports no disclosure. Dr Tien K. Khoo reports no disclosure. Prof David J. Brooks reports no disclosure. Prof James (B) Rowe received grants from NIHR, Evelyn Trust, McDonnell Foundation, ARUK, PSP Association, AZ-Medimmune and Janssen, but no personal financial remuneration or consultancies or other conflict-of-interest arising from these. Prof David Burn reports no disclosure. Prof John T. O’Brien reports no disclosure. Prof Roger A Barker received grants from Parkinson’s UK, NIHR, Cure Parkinson’s Trust, Evelyn Trust, Rosetrees Trust, MRC and EU along with payment for advisory board attendance from Oxford Biomedica and LCT, and honoraria from Wiley and Springer. Prof David Burn reports no disclosure.
: The study was approved by the Newcastle and North Tyneside Research Ethics Committee and has, therefore, been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. All participants provided informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study.
: This article presents independent research funded by Parkinson’s UK and the National Institute for Health Research. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, Parkinson’s UK the National Institute for Health Research or the Department of Health.