Uchida, Tsuyoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5462-6565
Matsubara, Hirochika
Tando, Chihiro
Mobara, Koshi
Muto, Mamoru
Sugimura, Aya
Nakajima, Hiroyuki
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Yamanashi
Article History
Received: 29 March 2025
Accepted: 4 May 2025
First Online: 13 May 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Our institutional review board approved the study protocol and waived the requirement for participant informed consent. Informed consent was obtained using an opt-out method, as approved by the institutional review board (2833). This retrospective study was registered in the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (registration number: UMIN000056677) after data collection was completed. Registration was performed in January 2025 to ensure transparency and to comply with ethical standards for publication.
: Informed consent was obtained using an opt-out method, as approved by the institutional review board.