Waydhas, Christian http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5291-0853
Ull, Christopher
Cruciger, Oliver
Hamsen, Uwe
Schildhauer, Thomas A.
Gaschler, Robert
Weckwerth, Christina
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Article History
Received: 7 August 2023
Accepted: 25 February 2024
First Online: 29 February 2024
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. It was approved by the local ethics committee (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, Grant Number of Approval 18-6620-BR) and registered at the German Clinical Trials Register Identifier (DRKS00021233) on 23/04/2020. Informed consent was obtained by all patients, if possible, via head nodding, blinking, or the patients’ legal representatives. If necessary, appropriate consent from patients without family support was confirmed by persons unrelated to the investigation. This study adheres to the “Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement”. We certify that all applicable institutional and governmental regulations concerning the ethical use of human volunteers were followed during this research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.