Solati Kooshkqazi, Morteza https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7873-5257
Rakhshan, Mahnaz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1687-5154
Roosta, Hojatollah
Shirazi, Fatemeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4127-0838
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 5 June 2025
Accepted: 22 May 2026
First Online: 17 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (approval code: IR.SUMS.NUMIMG.REC.1402.073, dated May 17, 2021). The trial was prospectively registered with the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (registration number: IRCT20190727044347N6, registered October 18, 2023). All participants provided written informed consent after receiving detailed verbal and written information about the study objectives, procedures, potential risks and benefits, and their right to withdraw at any time without affecting their clinical care.
Consent for publication: Not applicable. This study does not include any identifying images or personal/clinical details of participants that compromise anonymity.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.