Cao, Ting
Xu, BaoYan
Li, SuJuan
Qiu, Yan
Chen, JinDong
Wu, HaiShan
Cai, HuaLin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5472-0236
Article History
Received: 25 July 2024
Revised: 14 March 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2025
First Online: 14 April 2025
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All participants volunteered and received a data protection declaration in agreement with the Helsinki Declaration. They gave both, written and verbal, informed consent. The study and procedure, including the consent procedure, were approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University (Ethics_No.2018-067) and was registered in Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR1900021379). Furthermore, the study adhered to the guidelines of the Helsinki Convention for research practice.
: The authors declare no competing interests.