Alipour-Kivi, Arman
Eissazade, Negin
Shariat, Seyed Vahid
Salehian, Razieh
Soraya, Shiva
Askari, Sanaz
Shalbafan, Mohammadreza
Funding for this research was provided by:
Iran University of Medical Sciences (1402-1-90-25886)
Article History
Received: 16 July 2023
Accepted: 8 January 2024
First Online: 23 January 2024
Declarations
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: The trial was approved by the ethics committee of the Iran University of Medical Sciences institutional review board (IR.IUMS.FMD.REC.1400.130) and carried out based on the Declaration of Helsinki and subsequent revisions. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or, if subjects are illiterates then from a legal guardian. Patients were reassured that their participation was voluntary and that they had the right to return to their usual treatment at any point of the study. The trial was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials on 2021.10.25 (ExternalRef removed; IRCT ID: IRCT20170123032145N6) before the trial.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.