Chen, YongJia
Lv, Ruju
Sun, Yannan
Wang, Qian
Funding for this research was provided by:
the General Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan (24NSFSC2373)
the Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau Technology Innovation R&D Project (2024-YF05-00983-SN)
the Beijing Natural Science Foundation Haidian Original Innovation Joint Funding (L232022)
Article History
Received: 21 February 2026
Accepted: 7 July 2026
First Online: 13 July 2026
Declarations
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: Both parent randomized controlled trials were approved by the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee of West China Hospital, Sichuan University (Trial 1: 2023 [633]; Trial 2: 2023-99), and were prospectively registered before patient enrollment (ChiCTR2300074199, August 1, 2023; ChiCTR2300067984, February 2, 2023).Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to study procedures. The informed consent documents explicitly authorized the use of de-identified research data for subsequent related medical research, and all included participants consented to such secondary use.This retrospective secondary analysis was performed using only de-identified datasets, in full compliance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. Patient confidentiality was strictly maintained throughout the study.
: This retrospective secondary analysis used only de-identified clinical datasets. No personally identifiable patient information, clinical images, or other materials that could compromise participant anonymity are presented in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.