Ahmed, Ahmed S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2619-5665
Ahmed, Marwan S.
Hegazy, Mohammed M.
Ismail, Samah M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Deanship of Scientific Research at Prince Sattam bin Abdualziz University (2023/03/26426)
Article History
Received: 21 November 2024
Accepted: 26 February 2025
First Online: 17 March 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All patients signed a consent form by filling in the information sheets provided to each patient. The Standing Committee of Bioethics Research in Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, granted ethical approval for this study (No: SCBR-353/ 2024). All procedures followed guidelines described by the Declaration of Helsinki, 1964.
: The study protocol was approved by the Standing Committee of Bioethics Research in Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia (ID: SCBR-352/2024). The study was conducted in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and registered online on ClinicalTrial.gov Protocol Registration System with ID number (NCT06659848).
: All study participants signed a written informed consent form. The aim, procedures, and potential risks of the study were explained to the study population.