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Article History
Received: 1 January 2026
Accepted: 18 May 2026
First Online: 2 June 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approvals were obtained from the institutional review boards of all participating centers and countries. In Saudi Arabia, approvals were granted by the Research Ethics Committee of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) (257-07-21), the Institutional Review Board of the Ministry of Health in Jeddah (H-02-J-002), the Institutional Review Board of the Ministry of Health in Riyadh (H-01-R012), the Research Ethics Committee of King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital (KFAFH) (REC-391), and the Institutional Review Board of the Ministry of National Guard at King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) (H-01-R-005). Additional approvals were obtained from King Fahad Medical City (20–642), the Jordan University of Science and Technology (104/147/2022) in Jordan, the Scientific Ethics Committee of Fayoum University (R446-session 105) in Egypt, and the Institutional Review Board of Kuwait (IRB#2017 − 562). Informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all participants, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The lead coordinating center for the study was King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.