Hashemi-Mohammadabad, Nazir
Taghavi, Seyed-Abdolvahab
Lambert, Nicky
Moshtaghi, Raana
Bazarganipour, Fatemeh
Sharifi, Mahboubeh
Article History
Received: 26 September 2023
Accepted: 30 November 2023
First Online: 12 January 2024
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments. It was approved by the ethics committee of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee, Iran (IR.YUMS.REC.1401.078). Written informed consent was gained from all patients; all participants were informed that they could withdraw at any point during the trial. This study was registered prospectively at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (ExternalRef removed). Trial registration: IRCT20160524028038N14.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.