Noormohammadi, Morvarid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1971-8982
Etesam, Farnaz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4083-4216
Amini, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8759-6120
Dehkordi, Pegah Khosravian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-8534
Mohammadzadeh, Morteza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2258-3388
Shidfar, Farzad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6531-9253
Funding for this research was provided by:
Iran University of Medical Sciences (1402-2-2-26358)
Article History
Received: 12 November 2024
Accepted: 15 July 2025
First Online: 12 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences (Approval ID: IR.IUMS.REC.1402.206, dated 2023-06-13) and registered with the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT registration number: IRCT20091114002709N62, dated 2023-07-29). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their enrollment in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.