Fukui, Sakiko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5424-3521
Ikuta, Kasumi
Maeda, Isseki
Hattori, Satoshi
Hatano, Yutaka
Yamakawa, Miyae
Utsumi, Momoe
Higami, Yoko
Tanaka, Haruka
Higuchi, Akari
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research B by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (18H03112)
a research grant from Daikin Industry (2017-23)
Article History
Received: 8 February 2021
Accepted: 6 June 2021
First Online: 7 July 2021
Declarations
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: This study was conducted with the approval of the Ethics Review Committee of Intervention Studies and Observational Research, Osaka University Hospital (approval number: 1741110). After explaining the study protocol to eligible patients, written informed consent was obtained from each patient. Participation in the study was voluntary, and patients were informed that all data would be anonymous and their privacy and personal information would be protected. If a patient did not have sufficient mental capacity to decide on study participation, written consent was obtained from the patient’s family/proxy.
: All authors have approved for publication of this report in BMC Medical Research Methodology.
: The authors declare no competing interests.