Hammerl, Marlene
Schreiner, Christina
Griesmaier, Elke
Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Ursula
Pfurtscheller, Daniel
Avian, Alexander
Tschauner, Sebastian
Goeral, Katharina
Buchmayer, Julia
Lista, Gianluca
Stucchi, Ilaria
Bua, Jenny
Neubauer, Vera https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-8624
Pichler, Gerhard
Article History
Received: 16 July 2025
Accepted: 14 February 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
Declarations
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: The trial was approved by the human research ethics committee at each participating site: Graz: institutional ethical board of the Medical University of Graz (reference number: 28–456 ex 15/16); Vienna: institutional review board of the Medical University Vienna (reference number: 1823/2017); Innsbruck: institutional ethical board of the Medical University of Innsbruck (reference number: 1048/2017). Trieste: Friuli Venezia Giulia regional ethical comitee (reference number: Parere CEUR 2020-Sper-061), Milano: Comitato Etico Milano Area 1 (reference number 19,140/2018).
: Not applicable.
: There is no conflict of interest. All authors approved the final version of this manuscript before publication. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The study has not been presented as an abstract or poster nor been published elsewhere.