Tao, Fangfang
Zhou, Ming
Fu, Yuang
Zhou, Jianguo
Wang, Minjie
Duan, Yi
Li, Min
Hua, Jing
Wang, Yi
Chen, Chao
Cheung, Po-Yin
Yuan, Lin
Yan, Weili
Liu, Jiang-Qin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6116-643X
Funding for this research was provided by:
CHINA-CANADA Clinical Research program
Article History
Received: 1 April 2026
Accepted: 31 August 2026
First Online: 12 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study strictly conducted in accordance with the ethical principles stated in the 2013 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki. All procedures including participant screening, randomization, study intervention administration and clinical data collection fully complied with clinical research regulations and institutional ethical standards for human subjects. This study involves human participants and was approved by the institutional ethics committee (KS1602) of the hospital. Informed consent were obtained by their parents before taking part.
Consent for publication: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of the infant participants for the publication of any identifying personal information. The authors confirm that all identifying information has been anonymized to the greatest extent possible without compromising the scientific integrity of the study, and that the parents were informed of the potential risks and benefits associated with publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.