Jirandehi, Fatemeh Mirzaei
Hosseinigolafshani, Seyedehzahra
Ranjbaran, Mehdi
Sheikhi, Mohammad Reza
Article History
Received: 7 September 2025
Accepted: 18 August 2026
First Online: 26 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the institutional ethics committee of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (Ethics Code: IR.QUMS.REC.1403.229) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki principles. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. All procedures were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations for human subject research.
Consent for publication: Not applicable. This study presents aggregated data without individual patient details, images, or identifiable information that would require specific consent for publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.