Mohamed, Ashgan Fathy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0863-9496
Hamed, Alaa Eldin Moustafa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-0167
Mohamed, Samar Shaban AbdElazim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1879-3216
Othman, Ahmed Abdellah https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6755-0625
El-Tawab, Nahla Abdallah Abd https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3520-214X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Helwan University
Article History
Received: 25 October 2024
Accepted: 13 March 2025
First Online: 15 April 2025
Declarations
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: Approval by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) was utilized and the college of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt provided ethical permission prior to the study’s conduct (Approval No: FMBSUREC/03122023/Mohamed). Prior to taking part in the study, participants had to give written informed consent as proof of their voluntary participation. Strict procedures were followed throughout the study to protect the participants' privacy. All personally identifiable information was kept private and available only to the research team. It was crucial to protect the participants' confidentiality and privacy. All procedures of this study were conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments. Additionally, the study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under the registration number NCT06583629 on 4/9/2024.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.