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Maurya, Neeraj Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8835-3673
Khan, Abdur Raheem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0898-0272
Aafreen, Aafreen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8604-7894
Khan, Ashfaque https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-8078
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Received: 26 December 2025
Revised: 30 January 2026
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Integral University, Lucknow, India (IEC/IIMS&R/2022/66). The trial was prospectively registered with the Clinical Trials Registry, India (CTRI/2024/07/070208). This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and its subsequent amendments.
: Written informed consent has been obtained from the patients to publish this paper.
: This study was conducted after obtaining ethical clearance from the Institutional Ethical Committee of Integral University, Lucknow, India (IEC/IIMS&R/2022/66). The study was registered with the Clinical Trials Registry, India (CTRI) with the registration number CTRI/2024/07/070208.
