Norimoto, Kazunobu
Ikeshita, Katsumi
Kishimoto, Toshifumi
Okuchi, Kazuo
Yonemoto, Naohiro
Sugimoto, Tatsuya
Chida, Fuminori
Shimoda, Shigero
Hirayasu, Yoshio
Kawanishi, Chiaki
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan, and Research and Development Grants for Comprehensive Research for Person with Disabilities (18dk0307057h0003)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (16dk0307057h0001)
Article History
Received: 21 November 2019
Accepted: 9 June 2020
First Online: 16 June 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by the Central Research Ethics Committee of the study sponsor (Japan Foundation for Neuroscience and Mental Health, Tokyo, Japan) and by the local ethics committees of Yokohama City University Medical Center, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Nara Medical University Hospital, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Kitasato University Hospital, Kinki University Hospital, National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center, Oita University Hospital, Oita Koseiren Tsurumi Hospital, Saitama Medical Center, Kansai Medical University Takii Hospital, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka University Hospital, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fujita Health University Hospital, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Showa University Hospital, and Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital. All participants provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.