Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Smartphone Addiction on Manual Coordination, Strength and Hand Pain in Normal Teenage Students
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Smart Phone Addiction, Manual Coordination, Hand Grip Strength, Pinch Strength, Teenage Students
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-18 years
Brief Summary
Statement of the problem: • Does addiction of smart phone affect upper limb coordination, manual dexterity, hand grip and pinch strength? Null Hypotheses: • Addiction of smart phone does not affect...
Detailed Description
Subjects: The survey targets the normal teenage students from both sexes. Sample size estimation will be carried out to determine the recruited number of students, selected randomly from both governm...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The students' age will range from 12 to 18 years.
- Normal students including both boys and girls.
- Participants have a range score from 31 to 60 points for boys and from 33 to 60 points for girls on smartphone addiction scale according to Kwon et al (2013).
- Their body mass index will be within the normal range according to WHO indices .
- Cooperative students who wish to participate in the current study.
- The students will represent different socioeconomic levels.
Exclusion
- The students will be excluded from the study if they have one of the following:
- Congenital abnormalities or medical conditions, which may affect the study.
- Musculoskeletal problems such as previous or recent orthopedic surgery, fractures, prostheses, inflammation of the fingers, arms, or shoulder.
- Visual or hearing defects.
- Motor, behavioral, or neurologic disorders and learning disabilities
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 15 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05260632
Start Date
December 15 2021
End Date
February 15 2022
Last Update
March 2 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Outpatient clinic, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo university
Cairo, Egypt, 34518