Majjouti, Khalid
Priester, Vanessa
Tapp-Herrenbrueck, Michaela
Brehmer, Alexander
Pinnekamp, Hannah
Aleithe, Michael
Fischer, Uli
Kleesiek, Jens
Hosters, Bernadette
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Article History
Received: 22 April 2025
Accepted: 18 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (reference no. 22-10, 905-BO). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles laid out in the Declaration of Helsinki. All the participants provided informed consent. We obtained formal approval from the data protection offices of the University Hospital Essen and the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.