Uchino, Tetsuya
Miura, Masahiro
Shingu, Chihiro
Shin, Toshitaka
Tomonari, Kenichiro
Matsumoto, Shigekiyo
Article History
Received: 10 April 2026
Accepted: 5 June 2026
First Online: 12 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Oita University (Oita, Japan) (Approval No. B16-040). The trial was registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR; Trial No. UMIN000027762). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before enrollment. All procedures were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant institutional guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.