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Prevalence of Thumb Pain in Students Using Different Smartphone Sizes and Its Impact on Daily Life

Prevalence of de quervain s tenosynovitis associated with smartphone size in addicted and non-addicted students and its effect on quality of life a cross sectional study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/109068
Enrollment
278
Registered
2026-04-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Galgotias University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study included students aged 18 to 25 years who had been using the same smartphone for at least one year. Only those participants who were willing to take part in the study and provided informed consent were included. Both male and female students were eligible for participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if they had a history of upper limb fracture or surgery any inflammatory joint disease or any neurological condition affecting the hands Students who were unwilling to participate were also excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Finkelstein Test for the clinical diagnosis of DQT. Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) to determine addiction level. Smartphone screen diagonal measurement (inches). Quality of life are examined by using the SF-36 questionnaire.Timepoint: At baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
N/ATimepoint: N/A—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMonika Sharma

Galgotias University

farhanalamkhan10@gmail.com7279012133

Outcome results

None listed

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