Lazarus, John
Wellman, Mark
John, Jeff
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Cape Town
Article History
Received: 27 February 2025
Accepted: 17 May 2025
First Online: 9 June 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Cape Town’s Human Research Ethics Committee (102/2023). Additionally, approval was obtained from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA reference MD20230502), The South African National Clinical Trial Registry (DOH-27-112023-8681) and lastly the Groote Schuur Hospital approved the trial (W/SFRS/1).
: The authors confirm that all authors have adhered to sound scientific research practices and made substantial contributions to the drafting, revision and final approval of the manuscript to be submitted for publication. The authors further confirm that the manuscript has not been previously published and is not under consideration elsewhere.
: The authors declare no competing interests.