Zhao, Lianyu
Li, Meilin
Xu, Yanping
Liu, Lijuan
Zhang, Mingying
Chen, Guangxing http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1102-6965
Funding for this research was provided by:
High-level Hospital Construction Project of Guangdong Provincial Government (211010010705)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81573850)
Article History
Received: 9 September 2019
Accepted: 16 December 2019
First Online: 30 December 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (approval number ZYYECK-2018-141). We will ensure that this study is conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the principles of Good Clinical Practice. All participants will be informed about the details of the trial, including the purpose, arrangement, probable risks, benefits, other available treatment alternatives, and subjects’ rights and obligations. Signed informed consent will be obtained from all participants before enrolment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.