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Authors
van Roozendaal, Hanna
Glazemakers, Inge
Verboven, Lieve
De Tavernier, Brecht
Vander Auwera, Ann
Verlinden, Els
De Meulder, Frederic
Mattheij, Marjolein
Verhulst, Stijn
De Dooy, Jozef
van der Lely, Nico
Van Hal, Guido
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Article History
Received: 28 April 2025
Accepted: 24 November 2025
First Online: 11 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in line with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for the study was obtained by the central ethical committee of the Antwerp University Hospital (Project ID 5149, February 2023 and Project ID 7382, January 2025) and the local medical ethical committee of ZAS Augustinus (study number 230101ACADEM, March 2023). Legal contracts were signed between the University of Antwerp, UZA, and ZAS Augustinus. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) included in the study. The consent forms included detailed information on the objectives of the study, procedures, benefits and potential risks, procedures for withdrawing from the study, costs, insurance, and how personal data were processed. It also included contact details. All participants and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) signed the consent forms voluntarily before enrolment into the study.
: The authors confirm that written informed consent for publication was obtained from all participants and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s). They were informed in the consent forms about the publication of the study and that their pseudonymised, de-identified data might be included in the manuscript. No personally identifiable information is included in the publication. Also, participants and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) were informed about the compliance with ethical and legal standards regarding privacy.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
