Sekine, Yasuharu
Ichimura, Hideo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2779-0108
Ueda, Sho
Kitazawa, Shinsuke
Kobayashi, Naohiro
Murata, Yuya
Yamada, Kumiko
Inomata, Shinichi
Maruo, Kazushi
Sato, Yukio
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Tsukuba Hospital (127)
Article History
Received: 28 December 2024
Accepted: 11 August 2025
First Online: 23 August 2025
Declarations
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: This protocol was approved by the Clinical Research Review Board authorized by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and established at the University of Tsukuba Hospital. Researchers approved by the Clinical Research Review Board will take informed consent. Participants will be recruited for the study after receiving written and verbal explanations of the protocol and providing written informed consent.
: Consent for publication is also included in both the written and verbal explanations of the protocol. It is to be obtained simultaneously from all participants along with informed consent to participate in the study.
: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.