Lim, Soo How
Chai, Shirlie
Article History
Received: 14 July 2025
Accepted: 16 February 2026
First Online: 7 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and the Malaysian Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines. The study has been registered with the Malaysian National Medical Research Registry (NMRR-19-57-45631) and has received approval from the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s) for participation in the study and for publication of the results. No personal identifiers will be disclosed in the published material.
: The authors declare no competing interests.