Safdari, Ali http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5319-5185
Khazaei, Salman http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-2310
Biglarkhani, Mahdi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3697-0749
Mousavibahar, Seyed Habibollah http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1382-8777
Borzou, Seyed Reza http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7689-9150
Article History
Received: 4 September 2023
Accepted: 15 January 2024
First Online: 25 January 2024
Declarations
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: This study was designed and conducted under the principles of the Helsinki Declaration (Fortaleza Version, 2012). The trial was registered with the Ethics Committee of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, bearing the registration number IR.UMSHA.REC.1402.058. Additionally, the study was registered with the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials with the code IRCT20190524043687N4 on 03 /05/ 2023, available at ExternalRef removed. All study participants were informed about the study objectives and the confidentiality of information before the intervention. Participants received assurance that refusing to participate in the research or choosing to discontinue at any stage of the study would not hinder their access to diagnostic and therapeutic services. All participants provided informed written consent before the commencement of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.