Ulu, Murat https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3338-7198
Ünal, Nuri https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7017-0318
Şahin, Onur https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7816-1443
Kayalı, Yasemin
Article History
Received: 10 January 2025
Accepted: 14 March 2025
First Online: 26 March 2025
Declarations
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: It was conducted in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki Medical Protocol and Declaration of Ethics, as well as the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines for clinical research. Ethical approval was obtained from the Izmir Katip Celebi University Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Decision No: ID 19, on 15/02/2018). The study was retrospectively registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT06787027, on 22/01/2025). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.Consent for publication.
: was obtained from each participant, for both study participation and publication of identifying information/images. Participants were also informed that the study could be submitted to and published in an online open-access journal. Written and informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.