Okazaki, Masaki
Inaguma, Daijo
Imaizumi, Takahiro
Kada, Akiko
Yaomura, Takaaki
Tsuboi, Naotake
Maruyama, Shoichi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8858-632X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Aichi Kidney Foundation
Article History
Received: 24 September 2017
Accepted: 26 February 2018
First Online: 14 March 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The present study was conducted by using the “ethical guidelines for clinical research” from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (created on July 30, 2003; fully revised on July 31, 2008). The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board at each participating institution (Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Kasugai Municipal Hospital, Tosei General Hospital, Komaki City Hospital, Japanese Community Healthcare Organization Chukyo Hospital, Shinseikai Daiichi Hospital, Chita City Hospital, Chubu-Rosai Hospital, Tsushima City Hospital, Toyota Kosei Hospital, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya Kyouritsu Hospital, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine). Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the AICOPP. The present study provided written informed consent. All clinical investigations were conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: Shoichi Maruyama (Alexion Pharmaceutical, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Astellas Pharma, Baxter, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Daiichi Sankyo, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Mochida Pharmaceutical, Novartis Pharma, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Pfizer Japan, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Teijin Pharma, and Torii Pharmaceutical). All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
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