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Norvang, Ole Petter http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9768-7993
Hokstad, Anne
Taraldsen, Kristin
Tan, Xiangchun
Lydersen, Stian
Indredavik, Bent
Askim, Torunn
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Liaison Committee between the Central Norway Regional Health Authority and the University Colleges
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Received: 5 March 2018
Accepted: 20 August 2018
First Online: 4 September 2018
Change Date: 11 January 2019
Change Type: Correction
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: OPN (MSc) works as a physiotherapist at Clinical Services, Trondheim University Hospital and as a PhD student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in the Geriatric, Movement and Stroke (GeMS) group, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and health science. AH (PhD) works as a medical doctor at The Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organization (LHL), Trondheim, Norway and as a researcher at Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and health science, NTNU. KT is a postdoctoral fellow with GeMS, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and health science. XT works as a senior engineer with GeMS, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and health science. SL is a professor in medical statistics at Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and health science, NTNU. BI is head of the Stroke Unit at St. Olavs University Hospital and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and health science, NTNU. TA is a professor at the Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and health science, NTNU.
: The study was approved by the Central Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK no. 2013/1357) and approved by a member of the local stroke patient organization (Landsforeningen for slagrammede). Informed consent was obtained from those able to agree. For those not being able to provide informed consent, their next of kin was contacted and asked if they opposed participation. The decision of whether or not a participant was able to provide informed consent was made by the senior physician. This procedure is in keeping with Norwegian consent procedures for patients unable to consent, and was approved by the Ethics Committee.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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