Table S1.
List of participating institutions
| Principal investigator | Institution | Type of review board | Name of external review board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiromi Kurosawa | Sumiyoshi Clinic Hospital | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Takayuki Toda | Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital | Internal | |
| Yoshitaka Maeda | JA Toride Medical Center | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Tadashi Iitsuka | Ibaraki Seinan Medical Center Hospital | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Jun Madarame | Moriya Keiyu Hospital | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Haruyuki Ogura | Kurosawa Hospital | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Kazue Ueki | Toho Hospital | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Ryoji Wakamatsu | Nishikatakai Clinic | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Hiroyuki Tamura | Toshima Central Hospital | External | Kaikoukai Healthcare Corporation Nagoya Kyoritsu Hospital |
| Institutional Review Board | |||
| Eriko Kinugasa | Showa University Northern | Internal | |
| Yokohama Hospital | |||
| Naoki Tachibana | Japanese Red Cross Society Suwa | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Hospital | |||
| Shigetoshi Tsuzuki | Maruko Central Hospital | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Tomio Suzuki | Suzukiuro | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Yutaka Kanno | Kanno Dialysis & Vascular Access Clinic | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Hiroaki Shimosaka | Tajimi Clinic | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Hisanori Azekura | Sanaru Sun-Clinic | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Hideaki Shimizu | Chubu Rosai Hospital | Internal | |
| Masanobu Horie | Daiyukaidaiichi Hospital | Internal | |
| Yoshinari Tsuruta | Meiyo Clinic Hemodialysis Center | External | Review Board of Human Rights and Ethics for Clinical Studies |
| Hirotake Kasuga | Kaikoukai Central Clinic | External | Kaikoukai Healthcare Corporation Nagoya Kyoritsu Hospital |
| Institutional Review Board |