Our local institutional review board approved this protocol.
The institutional review board approved this study (Protocol no. 1085/2009).
The UCLA institutional review board approved this study protocol, and all patients provided written informed consent.
Local ethic boards approved the protocol.
The local ethical boards approved the protocol study.
The Brigham and Women's Hospital and Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System institutional review boards approved the protocol.
Central or local institutional review boards approved the protocol at each study site.
The appropriate national authorities and institutional review boards approved the protocol before study commencement.
The study followed the recommendations of the Declaration of Helsinki, and local ethics review boards approved the protocol.
Local institutional review boards approved the protocol and patients provided written informed consent before trial-related activities were initiated.
Central/local institutional review boards approved the protocol, and written informed consent was obtained from all patients.
