Gerhardt, Axel
Feisst, Manuel
Strowitzki, Thomas
Zivanovic, Oliver
Weinschenk, Stefan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8658-7329
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Article History
Received: 31 December 2024
Accepted: 7 March 2025
First Online: 3 April 2025
Declarations
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: Stefan Weinschenk, Axel Gerhardt, Thomas Strowitzki, and Oliver Zivanovic are employees of the University Hospital Heidelberg. Stefan Weinschenk is a member of the scientific board of the German Society of Acupuncture and Neural Therapy (DGfAN e.V.). All authors declare that there are no further conflicts of interest.
: This study was approved by the Heidelberg University Ethics Committee (approval no. S-487/2011 on 06 September 2011). The authors confirm that the study was performed in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964, and its later amendments; that all subjects provided informed consent to participate in the study; and that all participants provided consent for publication if any identifying information is included in the manuscript. This study did not involve animals.