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Article History

Received: 4 June 2025

Accepted: 13 October 2025

First Online: 18 December 2025

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the institutional ethics committee of Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru. It was registered in the clinical trial registry in India. CTRI registration CTRI/2025/03/081956 [Registered on: 08/03/2025]. Research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.