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Naeem, Faiza
Noreen, Sana
Sultan, Hazeefa
Aja, Patrick Maduabuchi
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Article History
Received: 22 August 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 20 April 2026
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: The study was approved by the Institute Research Ethics Board (IREB), University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan (UOL/IREB/25/09/0008). All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and in compliance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments. This trial is also registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07127055) as of August 8, 2025 .
: This manuscript does not contain any person’s data (such as names, images, or other identifying information). Therefore, consent for publication is not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
