Is There a Difference in Pulmonary Functions and Craniovertebral Angle Among Adolescent Based on Smart Phone Usage

April 26, 2023 updated by: Maryan Mamdouh Fayez

Is There a Difference in Pulmonary Functions and Craniovertebral Angle Among Adolescent Based on Their Smart Phone Usage Time? A Cross Sectional Study

The smartphones have become a necessity for most adolescents as they are used for communication and entertainment and education purposes especially in the period of COVID pandemic. They spend most of their time in using smartphones. This could have side effects on their health.

While using a smartphone, adolescent usually flex their neck and maintain the head in a forward position for long periods of time, which may affect the craniovertebral angle and pulmonary functions as sustained forward neck posture may lead to respiratory dysfunction.The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of smart phones and tablets usage time on craniovertebral angle and problems of pulmonary functions among adolescents between 14-18 years' old.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Detailed Description

A well-developed adolescents of both genders will participate in this study after signing institutionally approved consent form prior to data collection

  • They will be recruited from many secondary schools in Cairo. Their ages range from 14 to 18 years. They will be subdivided into two groups according to Smartphone addiction scale-short version (SAS-SV) into an addict group who use smart phone not less than 4 hours/day for at least 4 years and non-addict group who used smart phone less than that.
  • Design of the study: Cross sectional design will be applied in this study.
  • Smartphone addiction scale-short version (SAS-SV) will be used to divide the subjects into two groups addict and non-addict groups
  • (Image J) image processing and analysis in Java system will be used to measure the craniovertebral angle for both groups.
  • Micromedical Gold standard fully computerized portable auto spirometer will be used to measure Pulmonary functions test in the form of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC)and FEV1/FVC for both groups.
  • All data will be recorded and statistically analysis.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

160

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
      • Cairo, Egypt
        • Egyptian Chinese University

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

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Well-developed adolescents of both genders.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects of late childhood ( adolescence)
  • Age of participants ranged from 14 to 18 years.
  • Subjects with normal development.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Athletic one.
  • Genetic spinal deformity.
  • Injury to the neck.
  • History of inflammatory joint disease.
  • History of surgical intervention at the neck. Patients with neuropediatric problem.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pulmonary function tests
Time Frame: Baseline
FVC & FEV1 both are measured in liters
Baseline
Craniovertebral angle
Time Frame: Baseline
measured in degree
Baseline
Pulmonary function tests
Time Frame: Baseline
FEV1/FVC measured in percentage ( % )
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Maryan Mamdouh Fayez

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)

February 28, 2023

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 13, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2023

First Posted (Estimate)

May 8, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 8, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • P.T.REC/012/003908

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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