Jones, Laura
Rutz Voumard, Rachel
Rhyner, Florent
Figari Aguilar, Fiorella
Rubli Truchard, Eve
Jox, Ralf J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Lausanne
Article History
Received: 20 August 2024
Accepted: 5 August 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
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: This research protocol was submitted to the CER-VD (Cantonal Ethics Committee for Human Research, Vaud, Switzerland) and the president of this committee deemed that the research did not need ethics approval as it does not relate to:‘research concerning human diseases and concerning the structure and function of the human body, which involves:a. personsb. deceased personsc. embryos and foetusesd. biological materiale. health-related personal data” (article 2 of the Federal Act on Research Involving Human Beings)The research was conducted in accordance with the Swiss Confederation’s ‘Ordinance on Human Research with the Exception of Clinical Trials’ and the current Declaration of Helsinki. All participants completed and signed voluntary informed consent forms prior to their participation in this study.
: All participants in this study completed a voluntary informed consent form. The data presented here are anonymised and coded in accordance with the consent form completed by participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.