Smartphone and Posture Control In Healthy Adolescents

NCT ID: NCT04775342

Last Updated: 2022-05-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-12

Study Completion Date

2021-11-27

Brief Summary

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This is a study to determine if smartphone use affect posture control in adolescents.

Detailed Description

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It is within subject repeated measure study to determine if touch screen use affect posture control in healthy adolescents.

200 normal adolescents between 14 and 18 years old will be included.

1st they will be assessed for posture control to determine normal values for their ages, then each child will be given smartphone to play a game while the sound is muted for 15 min then their balance will be re-assessed, finally they will use the phone for another 15 min but the children will use headphone piece this time then re-assess balance.

Conditions

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Balance

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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1 group

1 group will be assessed then will be given smartphone to use and assessed

smartphone

Intervention Type DEVICE

modern technology

Interventions

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smartphone

modern technology

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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touch screen

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children age from 14 to 18 years old.
* Both genders will be included.
* Normal Body mass index (BMI) for age.
* Children using smartphone for at least 1 year.

Exclusion Criteria

* Obese children.
* children with vestibular or visual problems.
* Children with neurological disorders.
* Children with congenital deformities or musculoskeletal disorders.
* Children with cognitive impairment.
* Injuries or inflammatory conditions involving the extremities.
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Esraa Abd Elaziz Anter

assistant lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Amira M Eltohamy

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

professor at Cairo university

Locations

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Esraa Abd Elaziz Anter Abd Elaziz

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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smartphone and adolescents

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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