Smartphone Use and Neck Flexion Angle

The Effect of Smartphone Use on Neck Flexion Angle and Hand Grip Power Among Adolescence

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04715009

Enrollment

140

Registered

2021-01-20

Start date

2020-03-01

Completion date

2021-03-01

Last updated

2021-03-17

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Conditions

Neck Disorder

Keywords

smartphone, neck flexion

Brief summary

Excessive smartphone use can disrupt your sleep, which can have a serious impact on your overall mental health. It can impact your memory, affect your ability to think clearly, and reduce your cognitive and learning skills. Encouraging self-absorption.

Detailed description

Persistent failed attempts to use cell phone less often. Preoccupation with smartphone use. Turns to cell phone when experiencing unwanted feelings such as anxiety or depression. Excessive use characterized by loss of sense of time. Nomophobia-an abbreviation of no-mobile-phone-phobia-is also called cell phone addiction. Symptoms include: Experiencing anxiety or panic over losing your phone. Obsessively checking for missed calls, emails, and texts.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* volunteers using smartphone less or more than 4 hours per day

Exclusion criteria

* low back pain surgeries affecting upper limps

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
the neck flexion angle	the neck flexion angle at day 0	flexion angle of the neck

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
hand grip power	power of hand at date 0	power of hand

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results