Choi, Su-Ji
Kim, Dong-Il http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4997-8590
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health and Welfare (HB16C0062)
Article History
Received: 11 March 2019
Accepted: 30 May 2019
First Online: 10 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol has been approved by the institutional review boards of Ilsan Korean Medicine of Hospital Dongguk University (DUIOH 2018–07–003-002), Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University (DJDSKH-18-DR-15), and Gwangju Korean Medicine Hospital of Wonkwang University (2018/14). The study procedures will follow the protocols approved by the institutional review boards, and only participants who provide written consent will be included. Protocol modifications will be communicated to all centers involved through regular meetings and telephone conversations. All staff will be notified, trained, and qualified prior to conducting the trial. All participant-related information will be kept strictly confidential. All documents will be kept in a secure locked place, and records will be secured with password-protected access systems.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.