Chung, Albert Kar Kin
Tse, Cheuk Yin
Dong, Y. Doug
Tang, Sau Wan
Law, Johnson Kai Chun
Leung, Edward Tin Kei
Cheung, Tommy Tsang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Beat Drugs Fund Association (BDF 180058)
Article History
Received: 16 May 2024
Accepted: 11 September 2025
First Online: 10 October 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster (HKU/HA HKW IRB reference number: UW 19–616). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and institutional requirements. All participants provided written informed consent.