Boiy, Elin
Cavillot, Lisa
Devleesschauwer, Brecht
De Pauw, Robby
De Smedt, Delphine
Gadeyne, Sylvie
Gorasso, Vanessa
Schmidt, Masja
Vanthomme, Katrien
Verhaege, Nick
Van den Borre, Laura
Funding for this research was provided by:
Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (B2/202/P3/HELICON)
Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (B2/202/P3/HELICON)
Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (B2/202/P3/HELICON)
Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (B2/202/P3/HELICON)
Article History
Received: 3 June 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2025
First Online: 24 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Belgian Information Security Committee (ISC) Social Security and Health (IVC/KSZG/22/034). The ISC confirmed that this study falls under Article 9ยงย 2(j) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, in compliance with these GDPR legal grounds of data processing, no informed consent was obtained from the patients. Furthermore, the study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and ethical approval was obtained from the Ghent University Hospital ethics committee (B.U.N. 1432020000371).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.