Arellano-Pérez, Óscar
Americo-Da-Silva, Luan
Valladares-Ide, Denisse
Jara, Lilian
Hernández-Flores, Iván
Heredia-Wendt, Federico
Pino-Figueroa, Camila
Castillo-Merino, Felipe
Ugarte-Ubiergo, Sebastián
Navarrete-García, Margot
Llanos, Paola
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (1241959)
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (1231103)
Article History
Received: 12 November 2025
Accepted: 2 February 2026
First Online: 18 February 2026
Declarations
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: The protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee in Human Beings Research of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile (CEISH), Project No. 001--2025. Initial approval: 06 May 2025. Final Protocol Version 3 approval: 11 September 2025, and site initiation will proceed after authorization by the Regional Health Authority (SEREMI). The study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and Chilean Law No. 20.584. The inclusion of adults who lack decisional capacity will follow Article 28 of Chilean Law No. 20.584, with consent obtained from an LAR before any study procedure. When patients regain capacity, they will be asked to provide consent or decline continued participation. No procedures differ by sex, race or age.
: Not applicable. This protocol does not include individual person data (images, videos, or other identifiable information).
: The authors declare no competing interests.