Alodhailah, Abdulaziz M.
Lam, Louisa
Almutairi, Ashwaq A.
Alahmedi, Shorok Hamed
Alsadoun, Ahmed
Almutairi, Mohammed
Albloushi, Monirah
Almutairi, Amjad M.
Crawford, Kimberley
Funding for this research was provided by:
King Saud University (ORF-2025-1146, ORF-2025-1146, ORF-2025-1146, ORF-2025-1146, ORF-2025-1146, ORF-2025-1146, ORF-2025-1146, ORF-2025-1146, ORF-2025-1146)
Article History
Received: 23 September 2025
Accepted: 29 October 2025
First Online: 13 November 2025
Declarations
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: This multisite study received ethical approval from the Institutional Review Boards at two sites (Fahd medical city and university hospital of king Saud university) (IRB No. 17/0174/IRB and IRB No. 17-019E). All procedures complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and confidentiality was maintained through the use of coded identifiers with data securely stored on password-protected devices accessible only to the research team.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.