Phelan, Ivan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5120-8256
Carrion-Plaza, Alicia http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-1472
Furness, Penny J http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4916-8800
Dimitri, Paul http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7625-6713
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (152333)
Article History
Received: 26 April 2022
Accepted: 3 January 2023
First Online: 14 January 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that the research was conducted without any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: Ethical approvals were obtained from NHS Health Research Authority (IRAS Ref. 274257) and The University Ethics Review Committee (Ref. ER19710920). Permissions were also gained from local NHS Hospital Trust Research and Development (R&D) (Ref. SCH- 2540).
: The study was performed under the Declaration of Helsinki. Parental and age-appropriate children's information sheets were developed according to good practice when working with children. Parents were asked to discuss the study with their children to ensure the participants' voluntary participation before giving consent. Ongoing consent was also checked verbally with the child before and during procedures.