Heydarpour, Sousan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9013-8561
Sharifipour, Foruzan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7389-4012
Heydarpour, Fateme http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2441-7332
Article History
Received: 29 April 2023
Accepted: 16 August 2023
First Online: 23 August 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (Ref. ID: IR.KUMS.REC.1399.446). In addition, we registered this study in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials; ExternalRef removed (ID IRCT20160427027633N6), registered on 12/08/2020. All participants were fully briefed on the study objectives and procedures, and signed a written informed consent form. They were assured that their information would remain confidential and that they could withdraw from the study at any stage of the research. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and subsequent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
: This article is the result of a research project with number 990550, which was financially supported by Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) in Iran.