Zhou, Xiaqing
Zhao, Jialian
Tu, Haiya
Chen, Kunwei
Hu, Yaoqin
Jin, Yue
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81971809)
Article History
Received: 17 July 2023
Revised: 29 August 2023
Accepted: 23 September 2023
First Online: 19 October 2023
Declarations
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: The local research ethics committee granted ethical approval (2022-IBR-0289-P-01) and the study has been registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2300067578) on January 22, 2023. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards set forth by the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards, ensuring compliance and protection of participant rights and confidentiality.
: This is an observational study. The local research ethics committee has confirmed that informed consent is not required.
: N/A.
: The authors declare no competing interests.