Smartphone Use and Neck Flexion Angle

March 13, 2021 updated by: Nehad Ahmed Youness Abo-zaid, South Valley University

The Effect of Smartphone Use on Neck Flexion Angle and Hand Grip Power Among Adolescence

Excessive smartphone use can disrupt your sleep, which can have a serious impact on your overall mental health. It can impact your memory, affect your ability to think clearly, and reduce your cognitive and learning skills. Encouraging self-absorption.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Persistent failed attempts to use cell phone less often. Preoccupation with smartphone use. Turns to cell phone when experiencing unwanted feelings such as anxiety or depression. Excessive use characterized by loss of sense of time.

Nomophobia-an abbreviation of "no-mobile-phone-phobia"-is also called "cell phone addiction." Symptoms include: Experiencing anxiety or panic over losing your phone. Obsessively checking for missed calls, emails, and texts.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

140

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Assiut, Egypt
        • Nehad Ahmed Youness

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

healthy volunteers using smartphone less or more than 4 hours per day have not any signes of musculoskeletal problems

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • volunteers using smartphone less or more than 4 hours per day

Exclusion Criteria:

  • low back pain surgeries affecting upper limps

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
participants use smartphone less than 4 hours per day
participants use smartphone more than 4 hours per day

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
the neck flexion angle
Time Frame: the neck flexion angle at day 0
flexion angle of the neck
the neck flexion angle at day 0
the neck flexion angle
Time Frame: the neck flexion angle at day 120
flexion angle of the neck
the neck flexion angle at day 120

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
hand grip power
Time Frame: power of hand at date 0
power of hand
power of hand at date 0
hand grip power
Time Frame: power of hand at date 120
power of hand
power of hand at date 120

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

South Valley University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 14, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

January 20, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 17, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2021

Last Verified

March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Smartphone

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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