SMART PHONE ADDICTION AND ELBOW JOINT PERFORMANCE

EFFECT OF SMART PHONE ADDICTION ON ELBOW JOINT PREFORMANCE AMONG ADULTS

smart phone addiction negatively impacted the pain in the muscles of the neck, shoulder, elbow, and the hand. the negative impact of prolonged smartphone use has shown an association between smartphone addiction and musculoskeletal pain in different areas of the body. Caution should be taken towards the safe implementation of smartphone use.

The combination of repetitive movements, poor posture, and over-use of mobile phones for texting or playing games, without taking rest breaks, can cause injury to the nerves, muscles, and tendons in the fingers, hands, wrists, arms, elbows, shoulders, and neck, which if ignored, may lead to long-term damage. Staying stationary for hours with the same hand and elbow movements while using mobile phones not only disrupts the posture of the individual but also causes inefficiency at work. Thus, their prolonged use significantly affects the quality of life as well as the activities of daily life of the individual .No previous study has investigated the link between smartphone addiction and elbow joint performance, to the authors' knowledge. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study will be to determine the relationship between smartphone addiction and elbow joint performance.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Elbow Joint Performance, Ms Strength, Proprioception and Elbow Functional Abilities
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: one group. observational study

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 120

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Samaa Ali; Phone Number: +201093481648; Email: sama.ahmed.thesis@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

both female and male, aged between 18- 30 years old

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• This study will comprise healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 30 who needed to use a smart phone.
• Dominant side will be involved.
• Subjects who put in more than 4 hours per day using smartphone.
• willing to give consent to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• recent fracture in neck and upper limb
• any traumatic injury to neck and upper limb prior 6 months
• congenital abnormalities and severe surgical and neurological disorders.
• Pregnant females

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
one group; observational study of this group	Other: one group. observational study; observational study of this group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
MS strength	Hand-held dynamometer (Lafayette )	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): March 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 28, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): July 31, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 4, 2025
• Last Verified: February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Technology Addiction; Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Internet Addiction Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: P.T.REC/012/005420

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No