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Effect of Limiting vs. Unlimited Smartphone Use on Balance in College Students

The impact of smartphone restraints vs. unrestricted usage on balance and its components in colligates: A randomized control trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082161
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-03-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Smartphone restriction: Restricting the unnecessary smartphone usage in the smartphone-addicted college students, reducing their screentime from 8-9 hours to 1-2 hours. Control Interven
only advice is given for reducing the screen time and filling the smartphone usage diary

Sponsors

Saloni Dung Dung
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: smartphone addicted score (SAS-SV): 26-60 IPAQ Score: 3.3MET- 4MET (Mild-Moderate) MOCA above 25-30

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with psychiatric disorders, active substance usage, hearing and visual impairment, neurological conditions, vertigo, cervical taruma, congintial deformity, neck injury

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Balance 2. Vestibular ocular reflex 3. Cervical proprioception 4. Forward head posture Timepoint: 4 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Modified Simulator Sickness QuestionnaireTimepoint: 5 minutes—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Saurabh Kumar

SGT University

vinika_fphy@sgtuniversity.org9650922399

Outcome results

None listed

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