Kotera, Yasuhiro
Hara, Akemi
Newby, Christopher
Miyamoto, Yuki
Ozaki, Akihiko
Ali, Yumna
Clinton, Pamela
Felix, Simon
John, Catherine
Inta, Natthapon
Slade, Mike
Funding for this research was provided by:
Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (6359, 6359, 6359, 6359)
Article History
Received: 19 January 2025
Accepted: 9 June 2025
First Online: 15 July 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham (Ref: FMHS 78-1123) and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo (Ref: 2024024NI). This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards set out in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. Any identifiable information about the participants has been omitted to ensure confidentiality.This study was funded by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.