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What is the Relationship Between Smartphone Screen Time and Neck Pain, Muscle Tiredness Around the Neck and Shoulders and Ability to Focus in University Students

Association of Smartphone Usage Duration with Neck Pain, Muscle Endurance and Concentration Performance among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/03/105659
Enrollment
111
Registered
2026-03-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (Divyangjan)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Smartphone user for more than 1 year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Prolonged use of other electronic devices (laptop, tablet, gaming console) more than 3 hours per day 2. Any neurological signs consistent with nerve root compression 3. Any upper extremity ROM limitation 4. Congenital deformities in the upper extremity and neck 5. Reported history of any serious pathology such as specific neck pain due to disc prolapse, tumour of cervical spine, whiplash injury, cervical fractures, cervicogenic headache 6. Any reported history of surgery in the neck, upper extremity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Smartphone Usage Duration: In-built Screen Time Tracking App 2. Neck Muscle Endurance: Cranio-cervical Flexor test and Cervical Extensor Endurance Test 3. Scapular Muscle Endurance- Scapular Muscle Endurance TestTimepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Neck Pain- Visual Analogue ScaleTimepoint: Baseline;Concentration Performance- d2 Attention TestTimepoint: Baseline;Smartphone addiction - Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS)Timepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Dishti Narang PT

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (Divyangjan)

rajnikalra70@gmail.com9990783664

Outcome results

None listed

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