Fukase, Yuko
Ichikura, Kanako
Murase, Hanako
Tagaya, Hirokuni
Article History
Received: 23 September 2020
Accepted: 1 January 2021
First Online: 12 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All participants were over 20 years old and informed of the purposes of the present study and their right to quit the survey before they participated. Checking the box “I agree to participate in the study” by themselves was considered to indicate participant consent, and the informed consent was obtained from all participants. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Review Committee of Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences (approval number was 2020–011). All methods were performed in accordance with the guidelines and regulations set by the University Institutional Review Board.
: Not applicable.
: YF has received research grants from the Murata Science Foundation. HT is an advisor of a clinical trial by Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings and a committee member of a Medical Research Ethics Committee of Nikon Corporation and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The other authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.