Hakmi, Abdulrhman http://orcid.org/0009-0001-4283-8341
Dashash, Mayssoon http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9877-3217
Article History
Received: 24 April 2023
Revised: 26 June 2023
Accepted: 3 July 2023
First Online: 12 August 2023
Competing interests
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The study protocol was approved by the Scientific Research and Postgraduate Board of Damascus University, Ethics Committee, Damascus University, Syria (IRB No. UDDS-3116-07092020/SRC-621). The trial was also registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05299489). A detailed information sheet written in plain, non-technical language was provided in advance and the parent/guardian was asked to sign an informed consent form.