Prevalence of Nerd Neck Between Different Students at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of Nerd Neck Between Different Students at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia; Cross Section Design

A convenient sample of 82 female students aged 18-24 years participated in analytic observational experiment cross section design. Students were recruited into two groups, practical and non-practical. to answer the following

1. Is there a difference in the prevalence of nerd neck between students of practical and non-practical studying groups at Taibah University from the sitting position?
2. Is there a difference in the prevalence of nerd neck between students of practical and non-practical studying groups at Taibah University from the standing position?

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: CERVICAL
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: tragus to wall distance (TWD), craniovertebral angle (CVA) by smart phone application

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 82

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: N/A

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Practical group was recruited from college of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences and Applied Medical Sciences while non-practical group was recruited from Business Administration. Posters, word of mouth, and WhatsApp groups were used to recruit both groups.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• A convenient sample of 82 female students
• the age was between 18-24 years
• Students were recruited from practical and non-practical faculties at taibah university.

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
practical group	Device: tragus to wall distance (TWD), craniovertebral angle (CVA) by smart phone application; Applying photogrammetric method for CVA by smart phone application and measure nerd neck objectively from both sitting and standing positions. Also, tragus to wall distance method was used to detect degree of nerd neck from the standing position.
non-practical group	Device: tragus to wall distance (TWD), craniovertebral angle (CVA) by smart phone application; Applying photogrammetric method for CVA by smart phone application and measure nerd neck objectively from both sitting and standing positions. Also, tragus to wall distance method was used to detect degree of nerd neck from the standing position.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
the prevalence of nerd neck	we measured nerd neck by calculating CVA by tragus wall distance test from standing position	one day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Taibah University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: walaa M ragab, 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 30, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 13, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): May 23, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 23, 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: wragab

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