Chen, Zi-Wen
Xu, Tao
Yin, Zi-Han
Li, Qi-fu
Shu, Yun-Jie
Zhou, Xue-Li
Zhao, Ling
Sun, Ming-Sheng
Liang, Fan-Rong
Funding for this research was provided by:
Major Project of Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology (2019YFS0081)
Article History
Received: 5 June 2025
Accepted: 23 September 2025
First Online: 27 October 2025
Declarations
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: This RCT was designed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The trial protocol has been approved by the Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Regional Ethics Review Committee/Medical Ethics Committee of the Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (permission number: 2021KL-079). Signed consent will be obtained from each participant after being informed of the study procedures, possible risks, and their right to withdraw from the trial. In addition, all researchers were trained and signed a pledge to protect the confidentiality of participants. Any modifications to the protocol which may impact on the conduct of the study will require a formal amendment to the protocol and approved by the ethics committee.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.