Liu, Hong
Zhu, Zhaoji
Jin, Xiaohong
Huang, Peng
Article History
Received: 6 June 2024
Accepted: 9 July 2024
First Online: 17 July 2024
Declarations
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: The study is approved by ethics committee of The First Affiliate Hospital of Soochow University (2023-504). All participants provided written informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. The trial is registered at chictr.org.cn, identifier (ChiCTR2300078786, 19/22/2023)under the name “Diagnostic accuracy of digital infrared thermographic imaging for lumbar disc herniation caused sciatica”. All patients participating in the prospective study received written and oral information about the trial before signing an informed consent of participation. They were provided with comprehensive details regarding the study objectives, procedures, potential risks, benefits, and their rights as participants. Only after providing their informed consent were the patients enrolled in the study. All methods and procedures carried out in this study were performed in strict accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations governing experiments involving humans or human interventional studies.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants for the publication of identifying images or other personal or clinical details. Participants were informed that their anonymized data would be used for research and publication purposes. They were assured that their identity would be protected and that only de-identified data would be included in any publication arising from this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.