Parham, Mahmood https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5400-7900
Bagherzadeh, Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6228-6364
Miri Ashtiani, Seyed Mohammad Hossein https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1738-6856
Bitarafan, Bita https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0377-3351
Jafari, Elham https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5044-2179
Aghaali, Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3417-1580
Article History
Received: 11 December 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 3 April 2026
Declarations
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: Written informed consent was obtained from all of the participants of the study. All methods in the current research were performed in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki’s guidelines and regulations. The protocol of the current study has been approved by the ethics committee of Qom University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUQ.REC.1401.080).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.