Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health and Welfare (HI18C1915, HI18C0546)
Article History
Received: 3 March 2020
Accepted: 9 January 2021
First Online: 5 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study (protocol ver. 1.2) was approved by the IRB of DongShin University Gwangju Korean Medicine Hospital, Republic of Korea (approval NO: DSUOH-2019-004; date: April 17, 2020). The purpose and potential risks of this clinical trial will be fully explained to the participants and their families. All participants will be asked to provide written informed consent before participation.
: This manuscript does not contain individual person’s data in any form (including individual details, images, or videos). Individual data will be used solely for statistical analysis, and written informed consent will be obtained from the trial participants. The consent form is in possession of the authors and is available for review by the editor-in-chief.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.