Chandrasekaran, Baskaran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-9158
Arumugam, Ashokan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-3812
Pesola, Arto J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2984-9847
Rao, Chythra R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4016-2683
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 27 April 2024
Accepted: 17 September 2024
First Online: 27 September 2024
Declarations
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: The study was carried out in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. The present study started after approval from the Kasturba Medical College & Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC 2019/746). The trial was prospectively registered in Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI/2020/03/024138). Appropriate written informed consent was taken from all participants of the study.
: Appropriate consent was taken from the participants for publication in peer-reviewed journals and conference presentation.
: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest.