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Study of gait and posture in walking with smartphone activities in young adults

The effect of smartphone activities on gait and dynamic postural control during walking with and without obstacle in young adults

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20191110002
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-11-10
Start date
2019-11-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

young adult&#44

Interventions

Four conditions of smartphone tasks: no&#45
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texting&#44
calling&#44
watching. 5 successive trials with walking and crossing the obstacle
Basic Science
Smartphone dual tasks

Sponsors

Asst. Prof. Dr. Sunee Bovonsunthonchai
Lead Sponsor
Mahidol University Graduate Alumni Association
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Young adults population 2) Right hand dominant screened by Edinburgh Handedness Inventory - Short Form, score > 61 (Appendix E) 3) Right leg dominant tested by Waterloo Footedness Questionnaire-Revised (WFQ-R) (Appendix F) 4) Have experience of using a smartphone with a touch screen at 1 year 5) Clear vision with or without corrected by using glasses or lens 6) Could follow the research procedures and able to understand English properly

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Reported musculoskeletal impairment or injury (i.e: scoliosis, ankle sprain and fractures) 2) Neurological deficit (i.e: multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury) 3) Leg length discrepancy > 2 cm (59) 4) Alcohol consumption in 24 hours 5) Fatigue from the high-intensity sport in 24 hours 6) Overweight BMI > 25 kg/m2 7) Dizziness 8) Active treatment of another medical illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Gait 1 month Temporospatial parameters

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Balance 1 month Center of Mass (COM)

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSunee Bovonsunthonchai

Faculty of Physical Therapy Mahidol University

sunee.bov@mahidol.edu0898128744

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026