Swetha, R. K.
Gayathri, Balasubramaniam
Kumar, Vijaya
Sananthya, K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Article History
Received: 19 January 2026
Accepted: 21 April 2026
First Online: 6 May 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guidelines. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India (Approval No. ECR/8958/INST/TN/2013/RR-19). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: Written informed consent for publication of anonymized data was obtained from all participants.