Xu, Shaoyong
Jiang, Yuxin
Jia, Aihua
Zhang, Juan
Gao, Bin
Xu, Jing
Jing, Xiaorui
Jiao, Yang
Wei, Jia
Xu, Wenlei
Chen, Ruikun
Gao, Ling
Shang, Lei
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Foundation for 2019 Talented Scholars of Xiangyang Central Hospital (No.2019YC04)
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2018M643837)
Article History
Received: 11 January 2020
Accepted: 23 April 2020
First Online: 24 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This protocol (version: 2.0, date: 30 September, 2019) was approved by the independent Ethics Committee of Xiangyang Central Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Art and Science (ID: XYSZXYY-LLDD-PJ-2019 − 032) and registered (registration date: 15 June 2019) at Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ExternalRef removed, identifier: ChiCTR1900023884). Research staff will get informed consent from the participants before the study. On the consent form, participants will be asked if they agree to the use of their data should they choose to withdraw from the trial. Participants will also be asked for permission for the research team to share relevant data with people from the Universities taking part in the research or from regulatory authorities, where relevant. This trial does not involve collecting biological specimens for storage. The informed consent form is available from the corresponding author on request. There is no anticipated harm and compensation for trial participation. Post-trial care will be provided and participants will be followed up for at least 6 months.
: Written informed consent for publication of their clinical details and/or clinical images will be obtained from the participants. A copy of the consent form is available for review at any stage if required. Participation in this study is strictly confidential. Any information that is published will not reveal the identity of the participants. The findings of this trial will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal. Abstracts will be submitted to relevant national and international conferences.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.