Smith, M.
Francq, B.
McConnachie, A.
Wetherall, K.
Pelosi, A.
Morrison, J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research & Development, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Article History
Received: 21 November 2018
Accepted: 4 March 2020
First Online: 16 March 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study received ethical approval from the West of Scotland NHS Health Research Authority Research Ethics Service on 24.12.12, REC reference number 11/WS/0108. All participants gave written consent, in keeping with Ethics Committee requirements. Individual patient data is not reported in this study.This is an observational study and was not therefore submitted to a trial registry.Ethical approval has been given for data is to be retained for use in future studies, so long as Research Ethics Committee approval is granted for any future use. Authorised researchers, regulatory authorities & NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Research & Development auditors (who are authorised to check that the study is carried out correctly) would have access to this information. Data will be retained for 20 years to allow researchers to study the long-term outcome of depression. All data will be disposed of securely after the retention period.
: Not applicable: individual patient data is not reported in this study.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.