Aksoy, Zahide https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5536-638X
Erol, Saime https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7752-605X
Oruç, Özlem https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-4767
Funding for this research was provided by:
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (223S519)
Article History
Received: 8 October 2025
Accepted: 9 December 2025
First Online: 19 December 2025
Declarations
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: This clinical trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT06217718; registration date: February 15, 2024). The study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine at Marmara University (protocol code: 09.2021.713, dated July 14, 2022) and conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Institutional permission was obtained from Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital through the Provincial Health Directorate (dated August 11, 2021; reference no: E-61952817-044-21669). Written and verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.