Pickering, Christopher R.
Lorenzetti, Valentina
Jones, Andrew
Guest, Martin
Christiansen, Paul
Roberts, Carl A.
Article History
Received: 10 September 2025
Accepted: 28 May 2026
First Online: 3 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the University of Liverpool Central University Research Ethics Committee D (Ref: 14067). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and institutional guidelines. All participants were aged 18 years or over and provided written informed consent prior to participation.
: All participants provided written informed consent to take part in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Clinical trial number: not applicable.