Tanaka, Yoichi
Uchima, Nao
Ebisu, Wakana
Kawanishi, Yumiko
Yamanaka, Riho
Wakatsuki, Ichika
Hashimoto, Kenta
Sakaguchi, Yuya
Otsuka, Tsunehiro
Okutani, Ken
Shimizu, Daisuke
Article History
Received: 16 November 2025
Accepted: 21 February 2026
First Online: 27 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Hyogo Medical University (approval number: 5034; 202508–010). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
: Not applicable. (No individual person’s data are included in the manuscript.)
: The authors declare no competing interests.