Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Korean Medicine Development (grant number 3234302)
Article History
Received: 24 June 2026
Accepted: 7 September 2026
First Online: 14 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was reviewed and granted an exemption by the Institutional Review Board of Dongguk University Oriental Hospital (DUBOH 2025-0008). The study was performed in line with the Declaration of Helsinki. Electronic informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.