Soltani, Hedieh
Nikeghbalian, Zahra
Eskandari, Alireza
Ahmadinejad, Mojtaba
Dalvand, Sahar
Karimi, Sajad
Amadeh, Nima
Moradian, Farid
Article History
Received: 11 August 2025
Accepted: 6 May 2026
First Online: 21 May 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Alborz University of Medical Sciences (Approval Code: [IR.ABZUMS.REC.1404.018]). All procedures were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to inclusion in the study.
Consent for publication: Written informed consent to publication was obtained from the patients.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.