Chapman, Ann-Marie
Schurer, Marieke
Weijers, Laure
Omar, Amer
Lee, Hiba
Weidenfeller, Alla Zozulya
Ellis, Crispin
Sonecha, Shaneil
Schneider-Gold, Christiane
Article History
Received: 23 April 2021
Accepted: 10 November 2021
First Online: 1 December 2021
Declarations
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: This study was not conducted on humans, nor did it involve elicitation of patients, analysis of direct patient data, or research on human tissue/DNA. In addition, because all participants are adult health care professionals who were contracted by the study sponsor and provided consent to i) participate in this study (online Delphi panel), ii) use their anonymised data in publications, no ethics approval was required according to the UK HRA guideline [CitationRef removed]. The experts’ contracts outlined the aims of the study, the methods, and information about how their data would be used.Informed consent was obtained from all study participants to i) participate in this study and ii) use their anonymised data in publications. In addition, informed consent was obtained from panellists from Denmark, France and Germany to use their non-anonymised responses on HRU.
: Not applicable.
: AC, MS and LW are employees of BresMed Health Solutions Ltd. BresMed Health Solutions Ltd. was commissioned and received funding from Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA to conduct this study.CE, AO, SS, AZW are employees of subsidiaries of Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA.HL is an employee of AGH Partners Ltd., and works as a consultant for Lupin Ltd.CSG is a Professor and neurologist, specialising in myotonic disorders, employed by the St. Josef-Hospital in Bochum, Germany. CSG worked as an independent clinical advisor on this study and received a financial compensation from Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA for her review of study materials at the design stage of the Delphi panel; she did not receive a financial compensation for work related to the development of this manuscript.All Delphi panellists received a financial compensation from Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA, in line with the applicable national standards, for their time to participate in this study.