Tseng, Ming-Yueh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2036-5720
Liang, Jersey
Chen, Ying-Jen
Wu, Chi-Chuan
Shyu, Yea-Ing L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9697-535X
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (NHRI-EX106-10405PI)
Chang Gung Medical Foundation (Grant No. BMRP297, CMRPD1H0221-2)
The Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan (EMRPD1K0401)
The Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST 106-2314-B-182-008-MY3)
Article History
Received: 11 September 2024
Accepted: 20 May 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The original clinical trial was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH), Taiwan (Approval No. 103-1035A3), and was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03894709). Written informed consent was obtained from each participant or their legal representative.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.