Uchida, Rinko
Hombu, Amy
Ishida, Yasuyuki
Nagasawa, Makoto
Chosa, Etsuo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2014-2017 #26670959)
Article History
Received: 8 September 2022
Accepted: 14 November 2022
First Online: 20 December 2022
Declarations
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: This study was a clinical intervention study. Therefore, it was conducted in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Clinical Research of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan after approval by the institution’s Ethics Committee (approval no. 2015–131(I)). Patients agreed to and signed an explanation of the purpose of the study, the methods, the research organization, the benefits and disadvantages associated with participation in the study, and matters related to consideration of and response to risks and protection of personal information. Steps such as de-identifying patient data before analysis and restricting who had access to patient data were taken to protect patient personal information and privacy.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.