Abdelsalam, Mohamed M. Y.
Adham, Zein Z. A.
Saeed-ur-Rahman, Reema
Zaky, Ahmed Abbas
Article History
Received: 10 June 2025
Accepted: 9 December 2025
First Online: 21 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This research forms part of the first author’s broader PhD project, which received ethical approval from the NILES Ethics Committee, Cairo University (Approval No. NILES-EC-CU 23/7/18(In)). The study adhered to CONSORT guidelines, and all methods were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. A copy of the consent form template is provided in Supplementary File 1.