Correlation Between Smartphone Addiction and Back Dysfunction and Core Muscle Morphology and Performance in Asymptomatic Young Adults

NCT ID: NCT05321030

Last Updated: 2022-04-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

136 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-01

Study Completion Date

2022-06-15

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between smartphone addiction and back pain, function, and lumbar stabilizer cross-sectional area and thickness compared with non-addicted teenagers.

Detailed Description

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Smartphone prolonged use has been suggested as a risk factor for psychological, visual, and musculoskeletal dysfunctions. The musculoskeletal dysfunction may be related to direct contact use with smartphones as in thumb, elbow, and neck pain. Moreover, indirect long use of smartphones may affect thoracic, lumbar, and lower limbs.

COVID-19 pandemic occurred in a time of outstanding scientific progress and global digitalization. Therefore, smartphone usage became a must for human connection, learning, and entertainment, providing psychological and social support. In the meantime, it was observed a significant increase in overuse and addiction, especially in young and teenage females. The addiction is associated with more musculoskeletal abnormalities when compared to non-addict users. Several studies found an association between smartphone usage and back pain, concomitant with a reduction in thoracic extensors activity. This back pain may affect their quality of life and work-related productivity. However, the relationship between back dysfunction and smartphone addiction is still unclear. A few attempts were done to elucidate this relationship. Yet if proven correct, then preventive measures such as recommendations and precautions regarding smartphone use could be distributed to users by the manufacturers. Furthermore, engineering solutions are needed to optimally design smartphones to alter their weight and sizes to minimize potential adverse effects.

Conditions

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Back Disorder Smartphone Addiction

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Smartphone addict

No interventions assigned to this group

Smartphone non addict

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ranged from 18 years to 30 years.
2. BMI between 19.0-29.9 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria

1- Previous history of spinal trauma or dysfunction. 2 - Any systemic disease that may affect spine such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis.

3 - Cognitive or memory impairment in memory or cognitive function.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Asmaa Mahmoud Hussin

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Amira Hussin

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cairo University

Locations

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Outpatient clinic, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo university

Dokki, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Amira Hussin

Role: CONTACT

00201016771833

Amira IB Hussin

Role: CONTACT

00201016771833

Other Identifiers

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Asmaa_PhD_2022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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