Status:
COMPLETED
Correlation Between Smartphone Use and Text Neck Posture in Asymptomatic Subjects
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Smartphone Addiction
Text Neck Posture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-25 years
Brief Summary
This study will be conducted to investigate the correlation between the number of hours of smartphone usage and severity of text neck posture, cervical ROM, DNF endurance and resting head posture amon...
Detailed Description
Smartphone use has increased significantly globally, with 79% of adults aged 18-44 carrying a smartphone constantly. This can cause excessive anterior curves in the neck vertebrae and increase the mec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Individuals who are willing to participate at the time of data collection.
- Individuals aged 18 - 25 years old.
- Individuals who use a smartphone to report the duration of weekly usage (at least one year of using a smartphone and minimum duration of smartphone use of ≥1 h per day
Exclusion
- Previous history of an accident or severe injury.
- Any neurological or cardiovascular problem.
- Spinal surgery or any disease that prevents the individual from adopting an unsupported orthostatic posture.
- Congenital cervical problem.
- Pregnant women.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06509035
Start Date
July 1 2023
End Date
June 1 2024
Last Update
July 19 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Misr University for Science and Technology
Giza, Egypt