Nikoonezhad, Maryam
Hosseini, Ahmad Zavaran
Kadkhoda, Dariush
Parkhideh, Sayeh
 Jahankhani, Kasra
Shakiba, Yadollah
Hajifathali, Abbas
Shadnoush, Mahdi
Zahedi, Hoda
Article History
Received: 5 May 2025
Accepted: 28 August 2025
First Online: 15 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Tarbiat Modares University (IR.MODARES.REC.1398.195) and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR.SBUM.REC.1399.010). The trial was registered under IRCT20191211045701N1.All procedures involving human participants followed the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before enrollment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.