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Article History

Received: 22 May 2025

Accepted: 12 February 2026

First Online: 29 April 2026

Declarations

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: This HPR study was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of Hochschule Neubrandenburg (HSNB/218/24). The study design adheres to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, the German Data Protection Act (BDSG), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the Guideline on Good Clinical Practice (CPM/ICH/135/95), including the obligation to report serious adverse events (SAEs). All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation.

: Not applicable.

: Participant recruitment began in June 2025 and is currently ongoing. The recruitment phase is expected to be completed by 30 September 2025.

: AF is a research associate in Health Economics and Health Management at Hochschule Neubrandenburgand a doctoral candidate at the University of Greifswald, focusing on health preference research and value assessment frameworks. AS is a research associate with expertise in quantitative methods for preference research andthe design and analysis of choice experiments. AM is Professor of Health Economics and Health Managementat Hochschule Neubrandenburg, specializing in decision analysis, health economic evaluation, and preferencemeasurement.

: The authors declare no competing interests.