Seebacher, Barbara http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5699-9077
Mills, Roger J.
Reindl, Markus
Zamarian, Laura
Kircher, Simone
Brenneis, Christian
Ehling, Rainer
Deisenhammer, Florian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Austrian Multiple Sclerosis Research Society (No grant number)
Article History
Received: 6 October 2020
Accepted: 6 April 2021
First Online: 17 April 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was received from the Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Innsbruck (reference number EK1260/2018; 13.12.2018).Information brochures and invitations for study participation were displayed in the MS-Clinic, the Clinic for Rehabilitation, the Austrian MS Society patient magazine and on their website; they were also forwarded to MS support groups. Upon agreement, severely disabled PwMS (Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) ≥8) were visited at home to facilitate their participation. Additionally, during their regular visits, PwMS were notified about the study by Clinic staff. All procedures followed the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.