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Article History

Received: 6 March 2026

Accepted: 26 April 2026

First Online: 12 May 2026

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study.

: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

: Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI)Registration Number: CTRI/2019/12/022498