Fróis, Laudicéia Ferreira
de Menezes-Júnior, Luiz Antônio Alves
de Moura, Samara Silva
Pessoa, Milene Cristine
Machado-Coelho, George Luiz Lins
Meireles, Adriana Lúcia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade Federal De Ouro Preto
Article History
Received: 13 January 2026
Accepted: 21 July 2026
First Online: 11 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The Federal University of Ouro Preto’s Research Ethics Committee gave this study approval (2012: CAAE: 0018.0.238.00–11; 2015: CAAE: 39,682,014.7.0000.5150; 2018: CAAE: 93,760,618.5.0000.5150) and it followed the Helsinki Declaration’s guidelines. All participants received thorough information regarding the goals of the study, the methods used, and the possible risks and rewards before beginning work. An informed consent form was signed by those who willingly consented to take part in the study.
Consent for publication: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Clinical trial number: Not applicable.