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Authors
Pedersen, Trine Ahlmann https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7054-2476
Lindberg-Larsen, Martin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4483-677X
Jensen, Charlotte Myhre https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7058-4641
Timm, Signe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-7784
Steffensen, Karina Dahl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9217-3907
Varnum, Claus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-5691
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Region of Southern Denmark (A1412)
Research Fund at Lillebaelt Hospital (F21-38)
University of Southern Denmark
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Article History
Received: 1 May 2024
Accepted: 5 June 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
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: The potential risk of harm is considered minimal, as the intervention involves a new approach to communicate and involve the patients during the consultation. Participants will receive information orally during the consultation from the surgeon and written details via e-Boks, including a link to the electronic questionnaire. After providing oral consent, participants have a minimum of 24 h to consider before signing or refusing to sign the informed consent form at T1. Data collection and processing were approved by the Region of Southern Denmark (Journal No. 22/9955). Approval from the Danish Health Research Ethics Committee is not required for studies involving questionnaires or observations, as they are not classified as interventions under the Committee Act (decision on non-approval project ID: S-20200137). The C-RCT are registered on (NCT05972525), with registration date: 06.08.2023. Data will be stored in the Open Patient Explorative Patient Network (OPEN), in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation. Authorship eligibility will follow guidelines outlined [].
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: CV was reimbursed for travel expenses by Stryker, paid to the institution, which are unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no competing interests.
