Reda, Bachar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-4552
Hmeidan, Mariam https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8838-7628
Ajrouche, Roula
Contardo, Luca
Chahrour, Mehdi
Article History
Received: 10 March 2025
Accepted: 22 September 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol, outlining the study design, procedures, and objectives, was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee (REC) of the Ateneo Units (IRB ID: n. 89/11062018). All procedures were in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki by the World Medical Association for medical research involving human participants. Participants were fully informed about the purpose and methods of the study, and only those who provided written informed consent were included, with the right to withdraw from the study is reserved.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.