Esser-Seraphin, Anna J.
Nguyen, Vanessa T.M.
Geiger, Sheila
Paslakis, Georgios
Schweda, Adam
Dinse, Hannah
Reinemann, Eileen
Muehlbauer, Thomas
Seitz, Jochen
Gradl-Dietsch, Gertraud
Skoda, Eva-Maria
Teufel, Martin
Bäuerle, Alexander
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Article History
Received: 18 February 2026
Accepted: 7 July 2026
First Online: 30 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study will be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty Essen has approved the study (24-12041-BO). Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations, the project website, social media and among sports institutions.All participants provided informed consent prior to participation in the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.