Document is current
Any future updates will be listed below
-
Authors
Ahmadlo, Niloofar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5203-3398
Dindar, Nooshin https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1927-0912
Mohammadianpanah, Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9391-8977
Omidvari, Shapour https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3656-9891
Mosalaei, Ahmad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3986-8865
Ansari, Mansour https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-1776
Nasrolahi, Hamid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-3312
Kadkhodaei, Behnam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-9239
Shariat, Mahdi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7540-9172
Khanjani, Nezhat https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0717-4631
Welsh, James S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3255-6412
Javadinia, Seyed Alireza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2467-837X
-
Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (25024)
- License Information
-
More Information
Article History
Received: 29 January 2026
Accepted: 20 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee (IR.SUMS.MED.REC.1401.476). The trial was registered in the Iranian Registration of clinical trials with trial registration number of IRCT20240525061893N1 prior to recruitment (data of registration: 21 July 2024).
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the trial was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: During the preparation of this work, the authors used Sider (GPT-4.1 mini) to improve readability and language. In addition, generative AI (ChatGPT) was used to assist in generating graphs by providing the underlying dataset. After using this service, the authors reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the content of the publication.
