Hao, Wensi
Ding, Xuemeng
Ren, Kenan
Cui, Chang
Zhang, Yuqing
He, Jiahui
Guo, Xin
Wang, Yuping
Ju, Haiyan
Lin, Yicong
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFC2501400)
National Key R&D Program of China (2023YFC2412003)
Article History
Received: 24 November 2025
Accepted: 10 March 2026
First Online: 19 March 2026
Declarations
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: This pilot study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinkiand approved by the Ethics Committee of Hebei Hospital of Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University [Approval Number: LYS(2024) 164] in October 2024, and written informed consent was obtained from the legal guardians of all patients prior to enrollment. Patients recruitment for this pilot study took place from December 2024 to January 2025. This pilot study serves as a preliminary feasibility investigation for a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT). The protocol for the main RCT has been registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR) (ChiCTR2600118169) in February 2026.
: All data were analyzed in an anonymized and aggregated manner. Written informed consent was obtained from the legal guardians of minors for the publication of any potentially identifiable data or images included in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.