Olsen, Bjorn Christian http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2926-753X
Opheim, Randi
Kristensen, Vendel A.
Høivik, Marte Lie
Lund, Charlotte
Aabrekk, Tone Bergene
Johansen, Ingunn
Holten, Kristina
Strande, Vibeke
Bengtson, May-Bente
Ricanek, Petr
Detlie, Trond Espen
Bernklev, Tomm
Jelsness-Jørgensen, Lars-Petter
Huppertz-Hauss, Gert
Funding for this research was provided by:
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Tillotts Pharma
EkstraStiftelsen Helse og Rehabilitering
Helse Sør-Øst RHF
Telemark Hospital Trust
Article History
Accepted: 4 May 2023
First Online: 23 May 2023
Declarations
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: BCO, RO, CL, TBA, IJ, KH, M-BB, PR, TB, L-PJJ and GHH declare no conflicts of interest. VAK received speaker fees from Janssen-Cilag AS, consultant and scientific board fees from Takeda AS, and advisory board fees from Tillotts Pharma AG. MLH received speaker fees from Galapagos, Ferring, BMS, Janssen, AbbVie, Meda, Tillotts, and Takeda; is on the advisory boards of Takeda, Galapagos, BMS, and AbbVie; and initiated research grants from Takeda, Pfizer, Tillotts, and Ferring. VS received grants from Takeda AS. TED has served as a speaker, consultant, or advisory board member for AbbVie, Ferring, Pfizer, Pharmacosmos, Tillotts, and Vifor Pharma. He also received unrestricted research grants from AbbVie and Pharmacosmos.
: This study was approved by the Southeast Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics (REC Southeast) (ref 2015/946-3) and the Norwegian Center for Research Data (NSD, 498873). Study inclusion did not imply any changes in patient treatment, and the study was conducted in accordance with the revised Declaration of Helsinki. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement was reviewed before submission to improve quality of the work [CitationRef removed].
: Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The authors affirm that human research participants provided informed consent for publication.