Prakash, Pranav https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8272-206X
S, Nisarg https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8621-092X
Balakrishnan, Jayaraj Mymbilly https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6437-8756
Alli, Sai Deepak https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-686X
S, Ravi G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-6173
Naik, Siddhi Rajeev https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9480-964X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 7 June 2025
Accepted: 23 August 2025
First Online: 30 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institute Ethics Committee (IEC2: 89/2023) and is registered with the Clinical Trial Registry—India (CTRI/2023/05/052511) on 11/05/2023.Written informed consent was obtained from the next of kin or an appointed representative, in a template individualised to the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.