Darweesh, Alaa El-Din M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8820-5064
Gabra, Romany Hosny https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7344-8960
Rizq, Mena Fathy https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3565-9804
Article History
Received: 8 April 2026
Accepted: 20 June 2026
First Online: 25 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University (IRB number: 04-2023-200142, Approval date 6 March 2023). The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (TRN: NCT05777200, Registration date: 27 February 2023). A written informed consent was obtained from all participants after a full explanation of the study’s aims and procedures.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.