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Evaluation of Text Neck Syndrome and Hand Grip Force in Smart Phone Addiction Among Students of Jazan University

NCT ID: NCT03757520

Last Updated: 2020-11-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-08-11

Study Completion Date

2020-10-18

Brief Summary

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This study will be conducted in the Department of physical therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences,Jazan University, to investigate text neck syndrome and hand grip force in smart phone addiction among students of jazan university

Detailed Description

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Four hundreds students with age 19 to 26 years old, and right dominant hand, will be recruited from the College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University. Subjects will be randomly assigned to into a heavy user group (n=300; female and male students) and a control or regular use group (n=300; female and male students) according to their smartphone addiction proneness scale.

Baseline hydraulic hand dynamometer: (Fabrication Enterprises Incorporated, White Plains,New York, USA) is used to measure the hand grip strength and pinch strength.

Algometer Commander (JTech Medical Company) is used on the location of the trigger point to assess the amount of pressure the patient could sustain before the patient registered the pressure as being painful for upper fiber of trapezius muscle and sternocleidomastoid muscle

Conditions

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Pain, Back Neck Pain Postural; Strain Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

According two Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale (SAPS) the subjects will be divided into two groups: Regular user group with SAPS score 39 or less. Heavy user group with SAPS score 40 or more.

we have two variables to be assessed:

1. Pain pressure threshold for two muscles (upper fiber of trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle)
2. Hand grip force
Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Regular user group

Their number: 300; female and male students, will earn 39 points or less of Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale. Pain Pressure Threshold and Hand Grip Force will Measured for them.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pain Pressure Threshold

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The pain pressure thresholds (PPTs) will be measured using an pressure algometer commander over potential trigger points (TrPs) on the body for upper fiber of trapezius, and sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Hand Grip Force

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

For measuring the grip strength, the subjects will be asked to sit on a chair with their hip joint flexed at 90 degree, and shoulder joint in a neutral position.

The elbow is fixed at 90 degree flexion, forearm in a neutral position, and wrist at 0 to 15 degree radial deviation The test will be performed twice, and the higher value between the two measurements will be selected.

Heavy user group

Their number: 300; female and male students, will earn 40 points or more of Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale. Pain Pressure Threshold and Hand Grip Force will Measured for them.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pain Pressure Threshold

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The pain pressure thresholds (PPTs) will be measured using an pressure algometer commander over potential trigger points (TrPs) on the body for upper fiber of trapezius, and sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Hand Grip Force

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

For measuring the grip strength, the subjects will be asked to sit on a chair with their hip joint flexed at 90 degree, and shoulder joint in a neutral position.

The elbow is fixed at 90 degree flexion, forearm in a neutral position, and wrist at 0 to 15 degree radial deviation The test will be performed twice, and the higher value between the two measurements will be selected.

Interventions

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Pain Pressure Threshold

The pain pressure thresholds (PPTs) will be measured using an pressure algometer commander over potential trigger points (TrPs) on the body for upper fiber of trapezius, and sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Hand Grip Force

For measuring the grip strength, the subjects will be asked to sit on a chair with their hip joint flexed at 90 degree, and shoulder joint in a neutral position.

The elbow is fixed at 90 degree flexion, forearm in a neutral position, and wrist at 0 to 15 degree radial deviation The test will be performed twice, and the higher value between the two measurements will be selected.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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PPTs

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. The participant will be right-handed.
2. No abnormal findings confirmed through physical and neurological examination.
3. No congenital abnormalities in either the cervical or the lumbar spine.
4. No history of severe surgical procedures ( Park et al., 2015) .

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of a neurological disease.
2. History of musculoskeletal injury of neck and lumbar region.
3. Unstable medical condition.
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

26 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Wafaa Mahmoud Amin

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Wafaa Mahmoud Amin

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Jazan University

Riyadh, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Site Status

Countries

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Saudi Arabia

Other Identifiers

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0018827704

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id