Shirazinezhad, Reza
Dehnavi, Zahra
Sabbaghi, Shima
Barghchi, Hanieh
Araste, Asie
Firouzi, Safieh
Rezvani, Reza
Dahri, Monireh
Jarahi, Lida
Shadnoush, Mahdi
Jafarzadeh Esfehani, Ali
Safarian, Mohammad
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUMS.MEDICAL.REC.1398.185)
Article History
Received: 5 December 2024
Accepted: 6 August 2026
First Online: 21 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This research was approved by the ethics committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUMS.MEDICAL.REC.1398.185) on 2020-05-12 and registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT Code: IRCT201908180445528; registered on August 26, 2019, the direct access link to the resource: ). The study was conducted based on the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and all procedures were approved by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Mashhad, Iran. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before commencing the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.