Kamian, Shaghayegh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0150-7562
Azadeh, Payam
Anbiaee, Robab
Mafi, Ahmad
Ashoori, Hasan
Ghoshouni, Hamed
Bahadori, Mohammad Javad https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6551-179X
Malakouti, Tannaz https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7275-2970
Article History
Received: 15 October 2025
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 4 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (approval code: IR.SBMU.MSP.REC.1401.328; October 18, 2022). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment. All participants received detailed information about the study objectives, procedures, and potential risks, and provided written consent specifically for participation in this research.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests as defined by BMC, or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or discussion reported in this paper.