The effect of smartphone use on walking in healthy adults

A comparison of spatio-temporal gait parameters according to smart phone use posture in healthy people

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0004875

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-03

Start date

2019-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-04-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(type of smartphone use posture) : Subjects were asked to walk in a total of four conditions according to the smartphone use posture.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Those who have been using a smartphone for at least 6 months. 2) Those who are able to type using one or both hands. 3) Those without visual or auditory function problems. 4) Those without musculoskeletal and neurological abnormalities.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who have experienced accidents due to smartphone use. 2) Those who are unfamiliar with the use of a QWERTY virtual keyboard. 3) Those who have difficulty typing in English or do not know the English alphabet or numbers. 4) Those who have problems with normal walking due to fatigue, dizziness, and damaged musculoskeletal system of the lower limbs.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
gait spped;step length;cadence	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
temporal gait parameters;spatial gait parameters	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSungHyeon Kim

Gachon University

Outcome results