Ethics approval and consent to participate
This study was approved by the ethics committee of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUI.RESEARCH.REC.1399.834) on 17/03/2021. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. It was also registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20100202003251N7) on 13/10/2021. During the implementation phase, patients received the necessary explanations about the study, and then informed consent was obtained from them before inclusion in the study. They were free to leave the study whenever they wanted. The ethical guideline for this study was “General Ethical Guidance for Medical Research with Human Participants in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” which is available from “ethics.research.ac.ir.”