Jiao, Jiao https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2705-6157
Man, David Wai-kwong
Lippke, Sonia
Hassel, Holger
Tam, Bjorn Tsz-king
Chan, Connie Hoi-man
Ng, Yuen-ling
Lo, Kenneth Ka-hei https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4624-2737
Funding for this research was provided by:
General Research Fund from the Research Grants Council, Hong Kong (GRF/HKBU12600824)
Article History
Received: 23 April 2025
Accepted: 19 May 2025
First Online: 15 July 2025
Declarations
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: This proposal has obtained ethical approval from the University Human Research Ethics Committee (REC/23–24/0161). The trial has been registered in ClinicalTrials.gov in U.S. NIH (ID: NCT06741878, date: December 19, 2024). Informed written consent will be obtained from each participant. Codes will replace names to ensure participants’ privacy. The data will be locked up and destroyed 7 years after the study ends.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.