Qiu, Jun
Zou, Tong-Juan
Wang, Dong-Mei
Luo, Hai-Rong
Yu, Hai-Tao
Lei, Ling
Yin, Wan-Hong
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sichuan International Medical Exchange & Promotion Association (311240072)
Article History
Received: 13 May 2025
Accepted: 21 July 2025
First Online: 11 August 2025
Conflicts of interest
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: This study was initiated and overseen by the Ethics Committee of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, which serves as the lead center for this multicenter study (Approval Number: 2023 Research No. 2009). Subsequently, ethics approval for the participating site, Yibin Second People's Hospital, was obtained from its local ethics committee (Approval Number: 2024–186-01). Although some participants were enrolled at the secondary site prior to local approval, all study procedures were conducted under the ethical supervision of the lead institution. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal representatives before inclusion. The study followed the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and applicable institutional regulations.
: Trial registration: ChiCTR2400084669.