Sardari Masihi, Lilit http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4152-0622
Borumandnia, Nasrin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-8313
Taheri, Maryam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-2944
Basiri, Abbas http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1225-2152
Imani, Hossein http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5297-9941
Jalali, Saba http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3039-8801
Tavasoli, Sanaz http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7561-3918
Article History
Received: 15 October 2022
Accepted: 13 July 2023
First Online: 22 July 2023
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR. SBMU.UNRC.1395.26), and Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR.TUMS.VCR.REC.1397.193). The trial was registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT) (IRCT20160206026406N4). All the study protocols were performed in accordance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki, and all participants gave written informed consent before the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.