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To investigate the prevalence of smartphone addiction among physiotherapy students and to check the occurrence of De Quervains disease among them and to compare the effect of physiotherapy intervention with and without nudge-based intervention in physiotherapy students in Dehradun.

Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Physiotherapy Management of De Quervain s Disease among Physiotherapy Students in Dehradun - nil

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/089303
Enrollment
140
Registered
2025-06-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: 1. Mulligans Technique 2.Deep Tendon Friction Massage 3.covetional exercises 4.nudge based Intervention: Initial 3 techniques are physiotherapy comprehensive techniques for treatment

Sponsors

Deptee Warikoo
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Physiotherapy students from various colleges and universities of Dehradun. Students using mobile phones with operating system like IOS Or Android. Finkelstein s Positive on dominant hand.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any recent trauma to neck, upper extremity or hand in previous 1 year. Any diagnosed congenital deformity, surgical or neurological disease to neck and upper extremity. Chronic musculoskeletal illness related to upper extremity. Recurrent change of mobile phone with different physical features in past 3 years. Any diagnosed metabolic or neuropathic disease affecting upper extremity. Non willing participant

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Patient -rated wrist and hand evaluation (PRWHE) 2. Grip strength 3. Hand function (Nine Peg hole test) 4. Muscle activity of FPL & ADPB (RMS valueTimepoint: baseline and after 4 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNiraj Kumar

Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences

deptee.pt@gmail.com9997516613

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026