da Silva, Taís Oliveira https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2706-3047
Paiva, Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2711-8346
Greyson, Bruce https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-7898
Moreira-Almeida, Alexander https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-2532
Funding for this research was provided by:
Homero Pinto Vallada Institute
Helene Reeder Foundation
Salvador Health Department
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - Brazil, Finance Code 001
CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development).
Article History
Received: 17 July 2025
Accepted: 17 July 2026
First Online: 23 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of four institutions: the research proponent center - Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – (CAAE: 36150620.8.1001.5133), Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (CAAE: 36150620.8.2004.5317), Hospital de Câncer de Barretos (CAAE: 36150620.8.2001.5437), and Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo (CAAE: 36150620.8.2005.0068). All participants provided informed consent to take part in the study. The study was conducted in compliance with the WMA Declaration of Helsinki and its principles for ethical conduct of medical research with human participants.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.