Alma, H. J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9652-759X
de Jong, C.
Jelusic, D.
Wittmann, M.
Schuler, M.
Kollen, B. J.
Sanderman, R.
Schultz, K.
Kocks, J. W. H.
Van der Molen, T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Junior Scientific Masterclass, University Groningen, The Netherlands (N/A)
Deutsche Rentenversicherung (N/A)
University of Wuerzburg - German Pension Insurance South Bavaria (N/A)
Article History
Received: 16 November 2017
Accepted: 30 May 2018
First Online: 26 June 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study is a secondary analysis of a subsample from the Routine Inspiratory Muscle Training within COPD Rehabilitation (RIMTCORE) real-life randomized controlled trial (#DRKS00004609) in the Klinik Bad Reichenhall, Center for Rehabilitation, Pulmonology and Orthopaedics in Germany. All patients signed informed consent upon participation. The RIMTCORE trial was approved by the Ethik-Kommission der Bayerischen Landesärztekammer (#12107) and registered in the German Clinical Trial Register.
: All authors participated in various steps in the study, edited the manuscript and gave their approval for submission.
: H.J. Alma, C. de Jong, D. Jelusic, M. Wittmann, M. Schuler, B.J. Kollen and R. Sanderman have nothing to disclose. J.W.H. Kocks reports personal fees from Novartis; research grants and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim; research grants and personal fees from GSK; research grants from Stichting Zorgdraad; personal fees from IPCRG; personal fees from Springer Media; and travel arrangements from Chiesi BV, GlaxoSmithKline BV, and IPCRG, all outside the submitted work. K. Schultz received lecture fees from Boehringer, AstraZeneca, Berlin Chemie, Novartis, Chiesi, Mundipharma, Takeda, GSK and MSD, all outside the submitted work. T. van der Molen reports personal reimbursements from GSK, TEVA, Astra Zeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim and study grants from Astra Zeneca and GSK. After this study was terminated, he became employee of GSK. None of these stated conflicts of interest are linked to the current manuscript. T. van der Molen developed the CCQ and holds the copyright.
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