Ostadtaghizadeh, Abbas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5260-6221
Yaghoubi, Saied https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5666-4118
Yousefi, Homa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-4599
Ghaderi, Shilan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4339-6095
Mashallahi, Alireza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1031-5383
Hamdanieh, Lara https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2603-3719
Hadei, Mostafa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0374-9573
Zarei, Mozhdeh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6820-4286
Aoun, Nour https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0925-6013
Article History
Received: 19 February 2026
Accepted: 21 July 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from ethical committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences reference number IR.TUMS.SPH.REC.1403.102. All procedures were performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to participation.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.