O’Sullivan, Oliver https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9184-4713
Valdes, Ana M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1141-4471
Watson, Fraje https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3716-9267
Kluzek, Stefan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0696-7541
Bull, Anthony M. J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4473-8264
Bennett, Alexander N. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2985-5304
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Defence (2122.030)
Versus Arthritis (21076)
Article History
Received: 27 February 2025
Accepted: 2 September 2025
First Online: 5 November 2025
Declarations
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: Favourable opinion for ADVANCE was granted by MoD Research Ethics Committee (MODREC:357PPE12) with subsequent approval from the University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences REC (UoN FMHS 170–1122). Study participation is voluntary, with written informed consent from each participant at each study visit, with the study performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All study participants consented to publication of their anonymised data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.