Yurdagül, Gülistan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6941-8240
Tosun, Nuran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8414-8269
Article History
Received: 14 November 2025
Accepted: 25 June 2026
First Online: 3 July 2026
Declarations
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: This multicenter, randomised controlled study was registered in the clinical trials database (NCT05809661). The study was carried out by following the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval dated 18.03.2021 and numbered 2021-29 was obtained from the Non-invasive Ethics Committee of the Hasan Kalyoncu University. Institutional permission was obtained from the related university hospital (Permission No: E-9178672-010.99-43910). Permission was obtained from the provincial directorate of health to conduct the study in the state hospitals and the private hospital (Permission No: E-48230018-774.99). Each participant signed informed consent form .
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.