Yamashita, Shun
Osako, Ryosuke
Yamaguchi, Takanori
Tokushima, Yoshinori
Harada, Yukinori
Miyagami, Taiju
Sasaki, Yosuke
Oda, Yasutomo
Tago, Masaki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23K14739)
Article History
Received: 7 January 2026
Accepted: 12 March 2026
First Online: 16 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Saga University Hospital (file number: 2025-01-R-05) and conducted in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects in Japan and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Eligible participants were informed of the study objectives via the clinical research center website of Saga University Hospital. In accordance with an ethics-committee-approved opt-out procedure, consent was considered to have been obtained unless participants explicitly declined participation. Patient confidentiality was maintained throughout the study.
: Not applicable.
: Shun Yamashita received funding from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS KAKENHI grant numbers 23K14739).