The Effect of Smartphone Addiction and Mental Fatigue on Working Memory in University Students

NCT ID: NCT05952362

Last Updated: 2023-11-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-15

Study Completion Date

2023-11-07

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of smartphone addiction and mental fatigue on working memory in university students.

Detailed Description

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University students who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be informed about the study and the participants who agree to participate in the study will be given the Turkish version of "Smartphone Addiction Scale", ''Mental Fatigue Scale'' and "Working Memory Questionnaire" tests, respectively. 120 university students will included in the study. To evaluate between correlation of tests will used to correlation analysis tests. In addition, it will be investigated whether there is a difference between 1.2.3 and 4th grades in terms of Smartphone Addiction, Mental Fatigue Scale and Working Memory Questionnaire

Conditions

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Smartphone Addiction Mental Fatigue

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being a university student
* Be between the ages of 18-25
* Using a smartphone for at least one hour a day

Exclusion Criteria

* Having musculoskeletal pain
* Having had surgery in the last 6 months
* Decline to participate in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Kutahya Health Sciences University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lütfiye AKKURT, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Cihan Caner AKSOY, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Locations

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Kutahya Health Sciences University

Kütahya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2023/07-08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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