Analysis of Internet Addiction, Musculoskeletal Pain and Body Awareness in High School Students

NCT ID: NCT05636137

Last Updated: 2025-06-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Total Enrollment

213 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-24

Study Completion Date

2027-05-01

Brief Summary

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The study will investigate internet addiction, musculoskeletal pain and body awareness in high school students.

Detailed Description

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Internet addiction is generally defined as not being able to prevent excessive use of the internet, the time spent on other occupations is not as valuable as the internet, excessive irritability and aggressive behavior when deprived.This situation brings with it musculoskeletal pain. Pain in the musculoskeletal system can cause a decrease in body awareness.Long periods of time spent in front of the computer, the use of non-ergonomic tables and chairs affect body awareness by causing deterioration of posture. There are several studies in literature investigating internet addiction and pain, however internet addiction, body awareness and musculoskeletal system problems of high school students have not been investigated yet. In present study, internet addiction, body awareness and musculoskeletal problems will be investigated in high school students.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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High School Students

The sample of the study consists of high school students who do not have mental disabilities that will prevent them from understanding and answering the questions, aged 15-18 and volunteer to participate in the study, have internet at home and have an individual device that provides internet access.

Survey application

Intervention Type OTHER

Researchers will go to the designated high schools and meet face-to-face with the responsible/guidance teachers at the school. The research will be explained to the students by going to the classrooms with the teachers, and they will be asked to fill in the consent forms of the parents and themselves. Students will be given 5 days to explain the work to their families and bring their signed consent forms. Students who bring consent forms, meet the criteria for participation in the study, and volunteer will be included in the study. Evaluation forms and questionnaires will be explained to the students included in the study by a designated researcher and they will be asked to fill them in under the supervision of the researcher. The completed evaluation form and questionnaires will be collected by a researcher in a sealed envelope.

Interventions

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Survey application

Researchers will go to the designated high schools and meet face-to-face with the responsible/guidance teachers at the school. The research will be explained to the students by going to the classrooms with the teachers, and they will be asked to fill in the consent forms of the parents and themselves. Students will be given 5 days to explain the work to their families and bring their signed consent forms. Students who bring consent forms, meet the criteria for participation in the study, and volunteer will be included in the study. Evaluation forms and questionnaires will be explained to the students included in the study by a designated researcher and they will be asked to fill them in under the supervision of the researcher. The completed evaluation form and questionnaires will be collected by a researcher in a sealed envelope.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Not having a mental disability that will prevent them from understanding and answering the questions
* 15-18 years old
* Having internet at home
* Volunteering to participate in the study
* Having an individual device that provides internet access

Exclusion Criteria

* No family approval
* Having an orthopedic, musculoskeletal or neurological disease that will affect body awareness and musculoskeletal system.
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Burcu Camcıoğlu Yılmaz

PT, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Burcu Camcıoğlu Yılmaz, PT,PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Merve Gürkan, MSc.Student

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Locations

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Mugla Sitki Kocman University Faculty of Health Sciences

Muğla, Menteşe, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Sung J, Lee J, Noh HM, Park YS, Ahn EJ. Associations between the Risk of Internet Addiction and Problem Behaviors among Korean Adolescents. Korean J Fam Med. 2013 Mar;34(2):115-22. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2013.34.2.115. Epub 2013 Mar 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23560210 (View on PubMed)

Kim Y, Park JY, Kim SB, Jung IK, Lim YS, Kim JH. The effects of Internet addiction on the lifestyle and dietary behavior of Korean adolescents. Nutr Res Pract. 2010 Feb;4(1):51-7. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2010.4.1.51. Epub 2010 Feb 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Cao H, Sun Y, Wan Y, Hao J, Tao F. Problematic Internet use in Chinese adolescents and its relation to psychosomatic symptoms and life satisfaction. BMC Public Health. 2011 Oct 14;11:802. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-802.

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Harman JP, Hansen CE, Cochran ME, Lindsey CR. Liar, liar: internet faking but not frequency of use affects social skills, self-esteem, social anxiety, and aggression. Cyberpsychol Behav. 2005 Feb;8(1):1-6. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2005.8.1.

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Paananen MV, Auvinen JP, Taimela SP, Tammelin TH, Kantomaa MT, Ebeling HE, Taanila AM, Zitting PJ, Karppinen JI. Psychosocial, mechanical, and metabolic factors in adolescents' musculoskeletal pain in multiple locations: a cross-sectional study. Eur J Pain. 2010 Apr;14(4):395-401. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.06.003. Epub 2009 Jul 28.

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Bekker MH, Croon MA, van Balkom EG, Vermee JB. Predicting individual differences in autonomy-connectedness: the role of body awareness, alexithymia, and assertiveness. J Clin Psychol. 2008 Jun;64(6):747-65. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20486.

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http://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/inner-body-and-outward-appearance-the-relationship-between-orient

Inner body and outward appearance- the relationship between orientation toward outward appearance, body awareness and symptom perception

Other Identifiers

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MEB1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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