Ghafelzadeh Ahwaz, Feryal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7292-3344
Smeets, Annemie
Bogaerts, Stijn
Berger, Pieter
Peers, Koen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE 18-1158)
Article History
Received: 28 February 2024
Accepted: 28 April 2025
First Online: 8 May 2025
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: I confirm that all experiments in this study will be conducted in strict accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, or in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.Ethics approval and consent to participate—The IODA study was approved by the ethical committees of the four participating centers (protocol version 2—date: 30/01/2023): de Ethische Commissie Onderzoek UZ/KU Leuven (S67021) and Comité d’Ethique Hospitalo-Facultaire Universitaire de Liège (2020–212). If the medical doctor confirms the eligibility and the patient agrees upon participation, informed consent will be signed by both the investigator and the patient. The study will be conducted in accordance to relevant guidelines and regulations.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.