Koyama, Nanako
Matsumura, Chikako
Tahara, Yuuna
Sako, Morito
Kurosawa, Hideo
Nomura, Takehisa
Eguchi, Yuki
Ohba, Kazuki
Yano, Yoshitaka
Funding for this research was provided by:
KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (19K10546)
Article History
Received: 25 March 2021
Accepted: 13 April 2021
First Online: 9 July 2021
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the ethics committees of Higashisumiyoshi-Morimoto Hospital (May 15, 2018) and Kyoto Pharmaceutical University (No. 19–18-02, 2019).
: The present study was a prospective observational study without intervention at the time of treatment; therefore, researchers are not necessarily required to receive written informed consent. However, a written informed consent form approved by the ethics committee was read to all study participants to obtain verbal consent. We also prepared a record of the method and content of the explanation and the content of the informed consent received.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.