Liao, Po-Hsiang
Chen, Chung-Ting
Lee, Yi-Tzu
Lee, Cheng-Hao
How, Chorng-Kuang
Huang, Hsien-Hao
Hsu, Teh-Fu
Funding for this research was provided by:
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan (V113EP-003)
Yin Shu-Tien Foundation Taipei Veterans General Hospital-National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Excellent Physician Scientists Cultivation Program (113-V-B-076)
Article History
Received: 31 December 2025
Accepted: 17 February 2026
First Online: 27 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Taipei Veterans General Hospital (IRB No. 2024-06-006B). The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT06947733, registered on 23 April 2025). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.All participants provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.