Mutoh, Tatsushi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-379X
Kunitoki, Keiko
Tatewaki, Yasuko
Yamamoto, Shuzo
Thyreau, Benjamin
Matsudaira, Izumi
Kawashima, Ryuta
Taki, Yasuyuki
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion
Article History
Received: 24 November 2021
Accepted: 21 March 2022
First Online: 5 April 2022
Declarations
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: The study was in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and national ethical standards. The institutional review board of our center approved the study protocol (approval number: 2018–2-67). This study was registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) on July 23, 2018 (UMIN000033447).
: Written informed consent was obtained from each participant.
: The authors declare no competing interests. The <i>ICMJE</i> Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest was completed by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.