Varghese, T. S.
Faithfull, S.
Frampton, A.
Harkin, A.
Iveson, T.
Kelly, C.
Phillips, M. E.
Saunders, M. P.
Lemanska, A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
EPSRC DTC PhD studentship (EP/T518050/1)
University of Surrey
Article History
Received: 10 July 2025
Accepted: 8 February 2026
First Online: 19 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The study was done in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. The study protocol was approved by the SCOT steering group. Ethical approval (FHMS 23–24 066 EGA) was granted by the University of Surrey Ethics Committee on 18th January 2024.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their enrolment in the SCOT trial. Only participants who consented to the use of their data were included in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.