Sun, Fei
Shen, Fangming
Cai, Weiwei
Si, Zhenqiang
Hu, Zhen
Liu, Lu
Sun, Jie
Zhang, Li https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5145-8613
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Second Batch of Clinical Research Projects of Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Children's Hospital (LCYJY202320)
Article History
Received: 15 October 2024
Accepted: 7 July 2025
First Online: 20 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol and informed consent were approved on 1 April 2024 by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (202404014–1) and have since been approved at other centres. Written informed consent will be obtained from participants’ family members or guardians before their participation in the trial. Additionally, informed consent will be sought directly from the children themselves when feasible, particularly for those aged 8 years and older.
: All study participants were informed about and consented to the publication of the study results, with the stipulation that no identifying details of the participants would be disclosed.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.