Leal Barbosa, Viviane
Westenhofen, Djuly
Scherdien Silva, Paola
Zimmer, Roberto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4565-4756
Rivera Oballe, Harry
Quevedo Miguens Júnior, Sergio Augusto
Galia Reston, Eduardo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul
Article History
Received: 10 January 2026
Accepted: 15 June 2026
First Online: 20 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Lutheran University of Brazil under protocol no. 5.326.784 (CAAE – Certificate of Presentation for Ethical Consideration: 30439120.7.0000.5349) and conducted in accordance with Brazilian Ministry of Health regulations and the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All participants signed an informed consent to participate in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC), identifier RBR-2vxzvkz, registered on October 13 th , 2023.