Kożybska, Marta
Radlińska, Iwona
Prajzner, Arkadiusz
Krzywoszański, Łukasz
Karakiewicz, Beata
Article History
Received: 29 May 2023
Accepted: 29 October 2023
First Online: 4 December 2023
Declarations
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: The study design was submitted to the Bioethics Committee of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, which decided that the study did not bear the hallmarks of a medical experiment or clinical trial, and therefore did not require the approval of the Bioethics Committee or the written consent of the participants (Decision No: KB-0012/188/05/17). The study was an anonymous online survey. All study participants were adults and were informed about the purpose of the survey, the possibility of withdrawing from the survey at any stage, and the aggregate publication of the results obtained.Due to the lack of experimental or clinical trials and the principle of minimizing the collection of personal data, after consultation with the Bioethics Committee, written consents for participation in the study were not collected. Participants were informed that completing the survey was tantamount to consenting to participate in the study. According to this procedure, implied consent was obtained from all subjects taking part in the study.The study conducted did not bear the characteristics of an experiment or clinical trial by the Declaration of Helsinki, REGULATION (EU) No 536/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC and the Polish act of March 9, 2023 on clinical trials of medicinal products for human use (Dz.U. of 2023, item 605).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.