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Authors
Karimi, Elham
Arab, Arman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6643-0551
Mansouri-Tehrani, Hajar-Alsadat
Nehls, Marilyn S.
Khorvash, Fariborz
Amani, Reza
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (3400461)
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Article History
Received: 12 November 2024
Accepted: 6 August 2026
First Online: 22 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The Medical Research Ethics Committee approved the current study protocol at the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences on 9 October 2021 (IR.MUI.RESEARCH.REC.1400.291). It was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials on 16 October 2021 (IRCT20180818040827N4). It was also conducted in agreement with the Declaration of Helsinki. Before participants’ enrollment, an informed written consent form was obtained from patients, and their participation was voluntary.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
