Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Posture, Body Awareness, Physical Activity, and Balance in University Students

Lead Sponsor:

Hacettepe University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Istinye University

Conditions:

Balance Assessment

Postural Instability

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-30 years

Brief Summary

This descriptive cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the effects of smartphone addiction (SA) on posture, body awareness, balance, and physical activity among university students. With the rising p...

Detailed Description

Over the past decade, smartphones have gained widespread popularity across the globe. A recent study indicated that the prevalence of smartphone addiction (SA) among university students is 26.7% in ma...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Being a student of Fenerbahçe University SHMYO Department of Dental Services or Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Volunteering to participate in the study
  • Having a smartphone
  • Between the ages of 18 and 30

Exclusion

  • \- Having a neurological, orthopaedic or metabolic problem or disease that may affect balance, physical activity, posture or body awareness

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

74 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07151196

Start Date

May 1 2024

End Date

November 1 2024

Last Update

September 3 2025

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Fenerbahce University

Istanbul, ATASEHIR, Turkey (Türkiye), 34000

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