Wells, Rebecca
Caballero-Ruiz, BegoƱa
Mulipa, Panji
Timmis, Alex J.
Teves, Maria E.
Varga, John
Del Galdo, Francesco
Ross, Rebecca L.
Riobo-Del Galdo, Natalia A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
MRC Discovery Medicine North Doctoral Training Programme
Department of Defence
National Scleroderma Foundation
Rheumatology Research Foundation
LEO Foundation
Susan Cheney endowment for Scleroderma Research
NIHR BRC (NIHR213331)
NIHR BRC (NIHR213331)
Article History
Received: 13 February 2026
Accepted: 1 May 2026
First Online: 7 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted as part of the observational study STRIKE, approved by NorthEast-Newcastle & North Tyneside 2 Research Ethics Committee (IRAS ID: 178638; REC Reference: 15/NE/0211). All participants voluntarily agreed to participate providing written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.