Rao, Namrata https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5733-4218
Shakeb, Ahmad
Chandra, Abhilash https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9055-4351
Kulshreshta, Manish Raj
Singh, Arvind
Article History
Received: 13 March 2025
Accepted: 21 July 2025
First Online: 22 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Institutional Ethics Committee (Dr RMLIMS IEC) via IEC No.09/22 vide letter no. RC-309, dated 31-03-2022, and registered prospectively in the Clinical Trials Registry of India vide CTRI/2023/01/049117. All the study participants were enrolled after informed consent and the study complied with the ethical standards laid out under the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.