Document is current
Any future updates will be listed below
-
Authors
Karri, Padma Sagarika
Sidhique PR, Ruksana
Meena, Jagdish Prasad
Seth, Rachna
Gupta, Aditya Kumar
- License Information
-
More Information
Article History
Received: 1 October 2025
Accepted: 4 February 2026
First Online: 9 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The study protocol was approved by the Institute Ethics Committee of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (IECPG-542/23.09.2021, RT-23/25.11.2021, OT-06/07.06.2023) on 23.09.2021. The study was registered under Clinical Trials Registry – India (CTRI/2022/02/040229 dated 11.02.2022).
: All procedures performed in the study were in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments.
: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in any form (including individual details, images, or videos).
: Written informed consent to participate in this study was provided by the participants’ legal guardian. Assent was also obtained from all minor participants where possible.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
