Kang, Sang Hyun Samuel
Hwang, Annie Yunser
Ho, David Ta-chun
Thangarajah, Thirumurugan
Wijenayake, Lahann
Parfit, Simon
Mclean, Andrew
Clayton, James
Article History
Received: 11 November 2024
Accepted: 11 March 2025
First Online: 25 March 2025
Declarations
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: The Metro South Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) sanctioned this study under reference number HREC/2021/QMS/76391. It also fulfilled the criteria for Low-Risk Research as specified in the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007, updated 2018). The data custodian and the Queensland population provided informed consent, and the study received ethical approval. The personal information of the study participants was anonymized due to the low-risk nature of the research, rendering informed consent unnecessary. The study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki on research using human data.The National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007, updated 2018), the NHMRC and Universities Australia Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018), and the CPMP/ICH Note for Guidance on Good Clinical Practice delineate the establishment and operational procedures of the Metro South Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.