Neck Joint Position Error Among Taibah Students University; Saudi Arabia; Cross Section Design

this study was done to answer the following: Is there a difference between students without and with varying degrees of text neck in cervical proprioception defect? Is there a correlation between JPE and severity of text neck among Taibah students University?

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Proprioception
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: inclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 68

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Saudi Arabia
  • Medina, Saudi Arabia, 42353
    • Taibah University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All four groups were recruited from the college of medical rehabilitation sciences, Applied Medical Sciences, and Business administration faculty through posters, word of mouth, and by WhatsApp groups.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• A convenient sample of 68 female students
• the age was between 18-25 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any students with neck pain or previous neck or back surgery or a history of a previous accident were excluded
• Also, we excluded any student with a history of fracture injury of the cervical column, scoliosis, severe thoracic kyphosis, rheumatic disease, torticollis, loss of standing balance, use of hearing aid, and persistent respiratory problems.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

4

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
normal group; no text neck	Device: inclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam; devices to objectively assess proprioception of the neck
mild text neck	Device: inclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam; devices to objectively assess proprioception of the neck
moderate text neck	Device: inclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam; devices to objectively assess proprioception of the neck
severe text neck	Device: inclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam; devices to objectively assess proprioception of the neck

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
neck proprioception error	we measured joint position error for all students from sitting and standing using laser beam detection error	one day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
joint position error	we measured joint position error of cervical spine by measuring neck motion by phone goniometer and inclinometer.	one day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Taibah University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: walaa ragab, phd, Taibah University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 31, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 18, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): April 18, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 29, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 13, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): May 16, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 16, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 13, 2023
• Last Verified: May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: taibah

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