The Effect Of Smartphone Addiction On Trunk Muscles Performance In Adolescents
Study Details
Study Description
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
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Detailed Description
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Subjects:
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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)
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Inclusion criteria
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Age ranges from 14 to 18 years
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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:
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visual or hearing defects
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overweight or obese
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neurological disorder
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marked musculoskeletal problem
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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smartphone addiction group smartphone addiction will be assessed using smartphone addiction scale short version(SAS-SV) evaluation of trunk muscles performance using isokinetic dynamometer |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- 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
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age ranges from 14 to 18 years
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Have Body Mass Index (BMI) = 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile
Exclusion Criteria:
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Subjects will be excluded from the study if he/she has:
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visual or hearing defects
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overweight or obese
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neurological disorder
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marked musculoskeletal problem
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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1 | the Governement'S Secondary School and Universities | Tanta | Egypt | ||
2 | the Governement'S Secondary Schools and Universities | Tanta | Egypt |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Cairo University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Aya Elkomy, PHD, Cairo University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- P.T.REC/012/004453