Belmonte, Giacomo https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2326-8164
Patti, Antonino https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3753-5191
Di Mitri, Irene Rosa https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1683-9570
Gervasi, Marco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7112-1780
Formiglio, Eugenio https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9257-7539
Fernández-Peña, Eneko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4407-5376
Thomas, Ewan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5991-8316
Bianco, Antonino https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8334-6581
Article History
Received: 1 December 2025
Accepted: 29 January 2026
First Online: 10 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the University of Palermo (n. 311/2025-Prot. 62141; April 24, 2025), in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Additionally, the study is registered on the “Protocol Registration & Results System” at ClinicalTrials.gov, under protocol number NCT07113249. We confirm that informed consent was obtained from all participants and their parents and/or legal guardians.
: The authors declare no competing interests.