Schneider, Claudio
O’Mahony, Denis
Byrne, Stephen
Dalleur, Olivia
Spinewine, Anne
Huibers, Corlina J.A.
Knol, Wilma
Rodondi, Nicolas
Aubert, Carole Elodie
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Union’s Horizon 2020 (634238)
Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (15.0137)
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF 320030_188549 and 325130_204361/1, PZ00P3_201672)
Article History
Received: 5 June 2025
Accepted: 6 October 2025
First Online: 25 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the independent research ethics committees at each site (lead ethics committee: Cantonal Ethics Committee Bern, Switzerland, ID 2016–01200; Medical Research Ethics Committee Utrecht, Netherlands, ID 15–522/D; Comité d’Ethique Hospitalo-Facultaire Saint-Luc-UCL: 2016/20JUL/347–Belgian registration No: B403201629175; Cork University Teaching Hospitals Clinical Ethics Committee, Cork, Republic of Ireland; ID ECM 4 (o) 07/02/17), and Swissmedic as responsible regulatory authority. Written informed consent was obtained from the patients or their legal representatives before enrolment. This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.