Sidiq, Mohammad
Janakiraman, Balamurugan
Kashoo, Faizan
Tedla, Jaya Shanker
TS, Veeragoudhaman
Chahal, Aksh
Wojcik, Bartosz Maciej
Pandey, Akriti
Vasanthi, Rajkumar Krishnan
Sharma, Jyoti
Khan, Muzammil
Shrivastava, Gaurav
Rai, Richa Hirendra
Khan, Shabnam
Sehgal, Chhavi Arora
Iqbal, Amir
Hasan, Zafrul
Article History
Received: 20 January 2026
Accepted: 4 May 2026
First Online: 18 May 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was conducted by the School Ethics Committee, Galgotias University (SEC/001/24). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Additionally, the study was prospectively registered with the Clinical Trial Registry India; assigned identifier: CTRI/2024/02/063155, dated 26/02/2024. All participants were informed about the purpose of the study, assured of confidentiality, and provided written consent prior to participation. Participation was voluntary, and respondents could withdraw at any time without consequence.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.