Homer, Tara
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Shen, Jing
Vale, Luke
McColl, Elaine
Tincello, Douglas G.
Hilton, Paul
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Technology Assessment Programme (09/22/136)
Article History
Received: 7 July 2017
Accepted: 19 February 2018
First Online: 23 March 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Favourable ethical opinion was received from Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee (Ref 10/H0906/76). After receiving a patient information leaflet, and discussion with the local research nurse, patients provided written informed consent.
: Patients were notified about the intention to disseminate study results; although since no patient identifiable information is included in any of the trial publications, specific consent for publication was not sought.
: TH, JS, LV, EMcC and DGT declare that they have no competing interests. PH was a member of NICE Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee (2002-‘07); member of NETSCC-HTA Therapeutic Procedures Panel (2007–2008) and NETSCC-HTA Clinical Evaluations and Trials Prioritisation Group (2008–2010); chair of NICE development group for clinical guideline on urinary incontinence in women (2004–2007); member James Lind Alliance Working Partnership on research priorities on urinary incontinence (2007–2009).
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