Bihlet, Asger Reinstrup http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6944-1731
Byrjalsen, Inger
Bay-Jensen, Anne-Christine
Andersen, Jeppe Ragnar
Christiansen, Claus
Riis, Bente Juel
Valter, Ivo
Karsdal, Morten A.
Hochberg, Marc C.
Article History
Received: 23 August 2017
Accepted: 11 January 2018
First Online: 17 January 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The conduct of both trials was approved by all applicable national regulatory authorities, independent review boards and ethical committees. All participating subjects gave a written, informed consent to participate in the trial, including consent to publish results from the trial.
: ARB, IB, ACBJ, CC, BJR, JRA, and MAK are full-time employees in Nordic Bioscience, a company engaged in biomarker research and development of treatments for OA. ARB, ACBJ, CC, BJR, JRA and MK are shareholders of Nordic Bioscience. BJR and CC are major shareholders and board members of Nordic Bioscience. IV is a full-time employee of BioClinica. MH does not have any conflicts of interest to declare.
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