Sicignano, Nicholas M.
Revel, Frédérique Bariguian
Petruschke, Richard
Barbone, Francis P.
Nicholson, Karin
Edison, Jess D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Haleon, formerly GSK Consumer Healthcare
Article History
Received: 23 December 2024
Accepted: 5 March 2025
First Online: 2 April 2025
Declarations
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: Frédérique Bariguian Revel, Richard Petruschke, Karin Nicholson and Francis Barbone are employees of Haleon, formerly GSK Consumer Healthcare. Nicholas M. Sicignano has no conflict of interests to declare. The sponsor, Haleon (Formerly GSK Consumer Healthcare), Warren, NJ, USA, participated in the study design, analysis, and interpretation. The sponsor also provided funding for medical writing support and participated in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The opinions and assertions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences or the Department of Defense. Neither Dr. Jess Edison nor any of his family members have a financial interest in any commercial product, service, or organization providing financial support for this research. References to non-Federal entities or products do not constitute or imply a Department of Defense or Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences endorsement. This research protocol was reviewed and approved by the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (IRB) in accordance with all applicable Federal regulations governing the protection of animals in research. This work was prepared by a military or civilian employee of the US Government as part of the individual’s official duties and therefore is in the public domain and does not possess copyright protection (public domain information may be freely distributed and copied; however, as a courtesy it is requested that the Uniformed Services University and the author be given an appropriate acknowledgement). Research data were derived with oversight from Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, USA, IRB, NHRS identifier; number NMCP.2017.0096.
: Approval from an Institutional Review Board (IRB) was obtained to access the DoD database. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided informed consent before study initiation.