Bhamani, Shireen Shehzad http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7776-0281
Van Parys, An-Sofie
Arthur, David
Letourneau, Nicole
Wagnild, Gail
Degomme, Olivier
Article History
Received: 23 June 2023
Accepted: 9 June 2024
First Online: 29 June 2024
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee of the Aga Khan University Hospital (ERC—2020–1197-10212). The study is also registered on the clinicaltrials.gov website under the registry number NCT04694261. The date of first trial registration was 05/01/2021. Participants were informed about confidentiality and signed a written informed consent prior to participating in the study. For participants who could not signed, will be asked for a thumbprint after explaining the entire consent form and ensuring comprehension by asking them to restate the information. The psychologist within the research team provided first level counselling to participants who identified with depressive symptoms or required additional support during interview and training sessions and referral to the appropriate support was also provided.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.