Hany, Mohamed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6650-8112
El Ansari, Walid
Zidan, Mohamed H. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7425-356X
Abouelnasr, Anwar Ashraf https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5718-994X
Ibrahim, Mohamed https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4000-9520
Al Momani, Hazem https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8693-1364
Wafa, Ala
Elmongui, Ehab https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9497-8159
Torensma, Bart https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0274-9608
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 12 October 2025
Revised: 18 November 2025
Accepted: 28 November 2025
First Online: 20 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the institutional review board of Alexandria Medical Research Institute (approval serial number E/C. S/N. R4/2021; IRB00010526) and conducted following the declaration of Helsinki and its amendments. The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, with a registration number NCT07100327, during data collection. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before enrollment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.