Gandomi, Farzaneh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8607-3803
Soufivand, Parviz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5517-791X
Ezati, Mozhgan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9789-712X
Salimi, Mehran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0441-3537
Assar, Shirin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-492X
Pournazari, Mehran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3542-3049
Abbasi, Homayoun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3532-4545
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 12 June 2022
Accepted: 4 October 2022
First Online: 21 October 2022
Declarations
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: The ethical process in this study followed the Helsinki Declaration and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (IR.KUMS.REC.1399.1137). Also, the study was registered in Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20190426043377N3, registered on 22/05/2021, , and patient recruitments were started on 06/07/2021). The participants were fully informed about the nature and purpose of the study, and signed written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.