Bakhtiary, Farhad
Granov, Nermir
Silaschi, Miriam https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-5516
Lewe, Greta
Kruse, Jacqueline
Rowlands, David
Šljivo, Armin
Velicki, Lazar
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Article History
Received: 9 March 2026
Accepted: 24 June 2026
First Online: 13 July 2026
Declarations
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: Farhad Bakhtiary and Miriam Silaschi have received research grants to cover publication fees and travel compensation from LSI solutions. Nermir Granov, Greta Lewe, Jacqueline Kruse, David Rowlands, Armin Šljivo and Lazar Velicki have nothing to disclose.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the ethics committees at all participating centres (Approval Numbers of the three centres: 2025-58-BO; 06-04-9-41665; 1351-1/6) and the study was appropriately registered (DRKS00038956). All participants provided written informed consent prior to enrolment. Patient confidentiality and data protection were strictly maintained throughout the study. Any adverse events were monitored and reported according tostudy protocol.