Adolescents, Muscle Weakness Condition, Smartphone Addiction
Conditions
Brief summary
Statement of the problem: Does overuse of the smartphones affect trunk muscles performance in normal adolescents it will be assumed that There will be no affection of smartphone addiction on trunk muscles performance in normal adolescents
Detailed description
* Subjects: \- Sixty - six normal healthy adolescent from both genders will be recruited for the study from high school students and first year university students, they will be divided according to their smart phone addiction scale short version (SAS-SV) scores into two groups: Group (A): smartphone addicts (consists of 33 participants) Group (B): smartphone non- addicts (consists of 33 participants) * Inclusion criteria * Age ranges from 14 to 18 years * Have Body Mass Index (BMI) = 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile 2. Exclusion criteria Subjects will be excluded from the study if he/she has: * visual or hearing defects * overweight or obese * neurological disorder * marked musculoskeletal problem
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age ranges from 14 to 18 years * Have Body Mass Index (BMI) = 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects will be excluded from the study if he/she has: * visual or hearing defects * overweight or obese * neurological disorder * marked musculoskeletal problem
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| evaluation of the trunk muscles performance | baseline only | the isokinetic dynamometer will be used to assess the trunk muscles performance by using HUMAC CSMI isokinetic dynamometer |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAya Elkomy, PHD
Outcome results
None listed