Kita, Etsuko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1294-9892
Nakayama, Natsuki https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9487-6676
Niihara, Momoka
Moriwaki, Yoshimi
Kono, Aoi
Ookabe, Souta
Iwata, Chiyo
Kurita, Misao
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kaken (JP22K10826)
Article History
Received: 22 April 2025
Accepted: 25 September 2025
First Online: 29 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. The researchers provided written and verbal explanations to the participants regarding the study’s outline, purpose, methods, protection of personal information, guarantee of free will participation, and publication of the results. Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained using a consent form. The Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine approved this study (approval number: 20–129).
: Written informed consent for publication was obtained from all participants involved in this study. All personal identifiers were removed to ensure anonymity.
: The authors declare no competing interests.