Registration and Protocol
This review was registered at PROSPERO under the registration number CRD42022296596 (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=296596). A protocol was prepared in advance of conducting the study.
This work is part of a Master’s thesis of the Master’s Program in Clinical Research, Dresden International University, Dresden, Germany.
Author Contributions
All authors made a significant contribution to the work reported, whether that is in the conception, study design, execution, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation, or in all these areas; took part in drafting, revising or critically reviewing the article; gave final approval of the version to be published; have agreed on the journal to which the article has been submitted; and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
TS received grants from the German Federal Ministry of Health and Kurt Goldstein Institut that were not related to this study. TS received royalties from AstraZeneca for consulting and from Dresden International University for serving as program director and lecturer of the Master’s Program in Clinical Research. TS is editorial board member at Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. BI reports financial interest in NOVA discovery and Biomind that were not related to this study. BI serves as program director and lecturer for the Master’s Program in Clinical Research at Dresden International University. MSS, GAH, and AFA declare no potential conflicts of interest.
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