Mahatme, Simran
Sinha, Mukesh Kumar
Ravindran, Syam K.
Amin, Revati
Vaishali, K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 25 February 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 6 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This project was conducted in compliance with ethical standards and regulations to ensure the safety and rights of participants. Approval was granted by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, under the protocol number IEC No. 1025/2019.In addition, this study has been registered with the Clinical Trials Registry - India (CTRI) to promote transparency and accountability in the conduct of clinical research. The study is officially logged under the registration number CTRI/2020/03/024310.