Abdelkader, Nasr Awad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-211X
Soliman, Elsadat Saad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1202-3416
Soliman, Mohamed Omar
Elemam, Rania Saleh https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0018-351X
Abdelmegeed, Mohamed Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8664-3602
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cairo University
Article History
Received: 1 October 2025
Revised: 9 December 2025
Accepted: 14 December 2025
First Online: 22 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol received approval from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University [No: P.T.REC/012/003644]. The study was registered on clinical trials.gov [NCT06296667]. All patients received a clear explanation of the study aim and a written informed consent was taken from all patients involved in the study. The study was carried out in accordance with declaration of Helsinki’s ethical criteria and was authorized by the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt’s ethical committee (No P.T.REC/012/003644).
: Written informed consent for publication of identifying information (including images, clinical details) was obtained from all patients involved in the study prior to publication.
: No author has any financial interest or received any financial benefit from this research.
: All data relevant to the study are included in the article or are available as supplementary files.