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To compare the changes in the thumb and little finger of both the hands due to long term use of smart phone in college students.

The morphological and functional changes of the little finger and thumb of the dominant hand among university students due to chronic smartphone usage-A cross sectional study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/08/035328
Enrollment
125
Registered
2021-08-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Intervention2: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: Morphological changes of the little finger and thumb of dominant hand: The circumference of both little finger and thumb of each

Sponsors

Nitte Deemed to be University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Healthy university students 2.Age 20-30 years 3.Students using a smartphone since more than 3 years 4.Students having SAS-SV cut off value- For girls-33 For boys-31

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Students having any injury or fracture or any other neurological symptoms 2.Students using a smartphone for less than 3 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Ring Gauge 2.Kapandji Index 3.Finger goniometer Timepoint: 1 Day—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Michigan Hand Outcome QuestionnaireTimepoint: 1 Day—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Saumya Srivastava

Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy

saumyasri2000@nitte.edu.in9740244077

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026