Yamashita, Naoyuki
Kume, Masashi
Satake, Toshiyuki
Yoshida, Tetsuya
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17K01668, 19K20070)
Article History
Received: 15 July 2022
Revised: 9 February 2023
Accepted: 16 February 2023
First Online: 25 February 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was granted by the Kyoto Institute of Technology Ethics Committee for Scientific Research Involving Human Subjects. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki statement on the use of human participants. The survey’s purpose was explained verbally to all athletes; each confirmed that completion of the questionnaire was considered consent for participation. Therefore, no written consent was obtained. In addition, it was made explicit that they were under no obligation to partake in the survey and that all responses would be treated with strict anonymity.
: The authors declare no competing interests.