Naddafha, Siavash https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5346-3617
Taber, Christopher B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-311X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Edith Cowan University
Article History
Received: 9 January 2025
Revised: 16 April 2026
Accepted: 15 May 2026
First Online: 30 May 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the University Institutional Review Board (Approval Code: IR.QUMS.REC.1401.104) and was registered as a clinical trial (IRCT20211116053081N1). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible institutional committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: All participants were fully informed of the study's purpose and procedures prior to enrolment, and written informed consent was obtained from each participant before participation.