Statement of Ethics:
This study was approved by the Human Ethics Committee at the Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Center of Semnan University of Medical Sciences (IR.SEMUMS.REC.1401.284), according to the declaration of Helsinki. The study, as a clinical trial study, was also registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (www.irct.ir; IRCT20221023056277N2).
The informed consent form was completed by all participants before enrolment stage. In addition, written informed consents were obtained from participants.