Table 1 Study timeline; we predicted 20 months to carry out the present study

Reviewing the literature and writing the proposal

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Preparing the total anthocyanin-base standardized (Cornus mas L.) fruit extract and the placebo

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Standardizing the extract based on the total anthocyanin

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Selecting the participants

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Collecting data, conducting the intervention and assessments

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Entering the data into SPSS and conducting the statistical analysis

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Providing the final reports

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