Lee, Boram https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1679-0644
Chang, Gyu Tae https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-3298
Lee, Hyelim https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7477-9991
Lee, Sun Haeng https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9454-4126
Kim, Tae Hwan https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0492-9530
Ko, Mi Mi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5758-4655
Seo, Sumin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1892-8862
Seo, Bok-Nam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-2078
Lim, Su Eun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-4845
Son, Mi Ju https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1701-9122
Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613, RS-2024-00439613)
Article History
Received: 5 February 2025
Accepted: 14 July 2025
First Online: 22 July 2025
Declarations
:
: The study protocol was approved by the IRBs of Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital (KOMCIRB 2024-11-001) and Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University (DJDSKH-24-BM-12) in Korea. If the protocol is amended, it will be implemented after receiving approval from the IRBs. The current protocol version is 1.1 (December 6, 2024), and the recruitment of participants has not begun as of this manuscript submission. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants or their legal representatives before study enrollment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.