Zomar, Bryn O.
Marsh, Jacquelyn D.
Lanting, Brent A.
Bryant, Dianne M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-8707
Funding for this research was provided by:
Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation (N/A)
Article History
Received: 25 June 2020
Accepted: 1 October 2020
First Online: 8 October 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the University of Western Ontario Health Sciences Research Ethics Board on May 11, 2015 (REB Approval #106362) and by the Unity Health Toronto Research Ethics Board on January 16, 2019 (REB Approval #18–311) after undergoing full board review.Written informed consent will be obtained from each participant prior to enrolling them in the study and again at the end of the study prior to use of the data. Participation is voluntary and participants will be free to refuse participation or to withdraw from the study at any time with no effect on their future care. Participants are also free to refuse the use of their data at the end of the study after they have been informed of the true nature of the study. Participants do not waive any legal right by signing the consent form.
: Not applicable.
: BL is a consultant for and receives institutional support from Stryker, DePuy and Smith & Nephew. He is also a principal investigator for studies funded by the above-mentioned companies, including receiving funding from Stryker to run a study entitled “Cost-effectiveness and functional analysis of a rapid recovery protocol compared to the standard of care.”