Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Article History
Received: 23 August 2024
Accepted: 24 January 2025
First Online: 14 February 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study was approved by the Concordia University Institutional Review Board (IRB) under protocol number 30020154 (May 28, 2024). Data originated from the ClinicalTrials.gov registered clinical trial NCT03017261.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.