Updates are available Correction dated 2020-04-20
Click to view Correction: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04292-4
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Authors
Simpson, A. Hamish R. W.
Howie, Colin R.
Kinsella, Elaine
Hamilton, David F.
Conaghan, Philip G.
Hankey, Catherine
Simpson, Sharon Anne
Bell-Higgs, Anna
Craig, Peter
Clement, Nicholas D.
Keerie, Catriona
Kingsbury, Sarah R.
Leeds, Anthony R.
Ross, Hazel M.
Pandit, Hemant G.
Tuck, Chris
Norrie, John
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Versus Arthritis (21395)
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Article History
Received: 27 July 2019
Accepted: 7 September 2019
First Online: 19 February 2020
Change Date: 20 April 2020
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: After publication of our article [1] we have been notified that two of the author names have been mistakenly removed from the authorship list: Colin R. Howie and Nicholas D. Clement.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: A favourable opinion was received from the South East Scotland Research Ethics Committee (REC) 2 on 18 January 2018 (REC ref.: CitationRef removed/SS/0156). The study procedures will follow the protocol approved by the Ethics Committee and only patients who provide informed consent as per the study protocol will be included in this study.
: Not applicable
: Cambridge Weight Plan, Northants, UK provided weight loss products free of charge for the study. Counterweight provided training and support on the Counterweight-Plus programme. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests. PGC and SRK are supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. ARL was medical director of Cambridge Weight Plan until 31<sup>st</sup> March 2019 but held no shares or options and holds no residual interests after retirement. ARL chairs the European industry group TDMR Europe.
