Updated on: 16 February 2021

1. Financial interests

a) Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from The Cochrane Collaboration or a related organisation (i.e. any organisation related to health care or medical research) to conduct research?
Yes - Grant in 2020 from Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute to Cochrane Rehabilitation. Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute Via Montecatone 37 40026 Imola, Bologna (Italy)

b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes - Member of the Scientific Advisory Board Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF) Guido A. Z??ch Strasse 4 CH-6207 Nottwil

c) Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
No

d) Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation?
Yes - Spinal Unit Director (since 2020) Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute Via Montecatone 37 40026 Imola, Bologna (Italy) Head of Clinic, Dept of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (till the end of 2019) University Hospitals Leuven Herestraat 49 3000 Leuven (Belgium) Specialty Chief Editor (since November 2020) Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems Section Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

e) Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)?
No

f) Received personal gifts from a related organisation?
No

g) Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation?
No

h) Received royalty payments from a related organisation?
No

2. Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest?
No