Wijemunige, Nilmini
Dissanayake, Moditha Madhuwanthi
Gamage, Tanya Vimarshani
Rajakaruna, Hasitha
Maniyangamage, Pavithra
Wisidagama, Niroshani
De Silva, Malinda
Nugawela, Manjula D
Piyasena, Mapa Prabhath
Sivaprasad, Sobha
Samarage, Sarath
Dalpatadu, Shanti
Rannan-Eliya, Ravindra Prasan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Velux Stiftung (573265)
Article History
Received: 16 September 2025
Accepted: 23 April 2026
First Online: 27 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study involved was approved by the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (EC-23-116). The version of the protocol approved by the ERC is DDR-PROT-1.04. Participants gave written informed consent to participate in the study before taking part. The research adhered to the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.