M. Abdel Fattah, Salma https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4257-3272
M. Abbassi, Maggie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5956-8990
Abd Elshafy, Samah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2676-5234
A. Hegazy, Mona https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2030-0856
F. Farid, Samar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6048-847X
Article History
Received: 25 June 2025
Revised: 13 November 2025
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 7 January 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee for Experimental and Clinical Studies, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University (Approval no. CL 2987). All procedures performed in the study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its amendments or ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects. All methods were conducted following relevant guidelines and regulations. A written informed consent was obtained as per the legal requirements from all patients before enrollment in the study after a clear and complete explanation of the nature, purpose and potential risks of the study.