Singh, Pradeep
Hsung, Richard Tai‑Chiu
Ajmera, Deepal Haresh
Said, Noha A.
Leung, Yiu Yan
McGrath, Colman
Gu, Min
Article History
Received: 2 August 2024
Accepted: 29 November 2024
First Online: 19 December 2024
Declarations
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: Ethics approval (approval number UW 21–529) was acquired from the institutional review board (IRB) of the University of Hong Kong, Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster before the study commenced. The study was conducted in accordance with the protocol, standards of good clinical practice, and ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki for medical research involving human participants. During the recruitment process, all participants were verbally informed about the purpose and details of the research, and both verbal and written consent were obtained from each participant.
: The purpose and details of the research were communicated verbally to all the participants, and each participant gave their consent through both verbal and written means.
: The authors declare no competing interests.