El Asmar, Khalil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6030-8088
Abi Nassif, Alexandra https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1414-6734
Karam, Zeina https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1103-3275
El Sammak, Aya https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6400-7217
Guerchet, Maƫlenn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0470-5556
Chaaya, Monique https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2695-8079
Funding for this research was provided by:
The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research, and the Lebanese Ministry for Education and Higher Education (project number: 50509QD)
Article History
Received: 19 August 2025
Accepted: 27 February 2026
First Online: 6 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The parent study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the American University of Beirut (Protocol # FHS.MC.19). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, or from relatives in cases of impaired decision-making capacity.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Clinical trial number: not applicable.