Vislapuu, Maarja
Berge, Line Iden
Angeles, Renira C.
Kjerstad, Egil
Mannseth, Janne
Achterberg, Wilco P.
Husebo, Bettina S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Bergen
Article History
Received: 23 May 2022
Accepted: 13 October 2022
First Online: 2 November 2022
Declarations
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: The COSMOS trial was conducted in according to the Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects [CitationRef removed]. After explaining the aims and protocol of the study, verbal and written informed consent was obtained in direct conversation with patients who had the capacity to consent. For those who were lacking this ability, a family member or a legal guardian provided their presumed consent based on their determination of whether the patient would have agreed to participate. The study was approved by the Regional Committee of Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK 2013/1765) and is registered at ExternalRef removed (NCT02238652).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at ExternalRef removed