Shrestha, Rajan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-4655
Paudel, Susan
Rijal, Anupa
Adhikari, Tara Ballav
Gradidge, Philippe Jean-Luc
Khatri, Bijay
Neupane, Dinesh
Skejø, Sebastian Dyrup
Vaidya, Abhinav
Sanders, Taren
Lonsdale, Chris
Subedi, Narayan
Koirala, Sweta
Kallestrup, Per
Nielsen, Rasmus Østergaard
Article History
Received: 9 October 2025
Accepted: 18 February 2026
First Online: 23 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06386692) and approved by the Ethical Review Board of the Nepal Health Research Council (726–2023). Informed written consent was obtained from all participants.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.