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Akbarpour, Mohammad Hossein https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9586-920X
Khanchemehr, Yaser https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3098-9329
Rafi, Alireza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5442-2741
Neshati, Arash https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8291-4368
Naeimi, Samaneh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5321-1130
Ardali, Mahdi Nasiri https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2572-7940
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Received: 12 August 2025
Accepted: 4 December 2025
First Online: 17 December 2025
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences on January 8, 2025 (approval ID: IR.HUMS.REC.1403.317). Participant recruitment was initiated after receiving code of ethics and trial registration number. The study was carried out in accordance with the principles mentioned Declaration of Helsinki. As well, informed consent to participate was obtained from all of the participants in the study.
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: Eligible patients were given a detailed explanation about the purpose of the study and asked to sign a written informed consent for their voluntary participation.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
