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Relationship of SmartPhone Use Addiction With Musculoskeletal System and Cognitive Flexibility

Sponsor
Hacettepe University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03772782
Collaborator
(none)
325
Enrollment
1
Location
4.4
Actual Duration (Months)
74.4
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Researches have pointed out that smartphone addiction can cause both physical and mental problems.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Developments in communication technologies have also improved the capacities and limits of smartphones. This has led to the increased availability of smartphones in daily life. Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Smartphone addiction has been an important topic of research and discussion as a type of addiction that develops depending on the frequency of smartphone use. Researches have pointed out that smartphone addiction can cause both physical and mental problems. As a result of a study conducted in the literature, continuous use of smartphones has been found to cause sleep disturbances, stress, anxiety, decrease in physical activities and many diseases. In this study, the relationship between the concept of smartphone addiction and musculoskeletal problems and cognitive flexibility in young people will be investigated.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    325 participants
    Observational Model:
    Other
    Time Perspective:
    Other
    Official Title:
    Investigation of the Relationship of Smart Phone Use Addiction With Musculoskeletal System Problems and Cognitive Flexibility
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Jan 30, 2019
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Jun 12, 2019
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Jun 12, 2019

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Smartphone addiction scale score [at the end of the third month]

      The Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) is a33-item, six-point Likert-type self-rating scale.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 25 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • University students

    • Without any known physical and/or psychological disorders

    • Using a smartphone

    • Volunteer

    Exclusion Criteria:

    Have any physical and/or psychological disorders

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Özgü İnal Edirne Turkey 22100

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Hacettepe University

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: ÖZGÜ İNAL, Trakya University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Özgü İNAL, Trakya University, Hacettepe University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03772782
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 09/07
    First Posted:
    Dec 11, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    Nov 14, 2019
    Last Verified:
    Nov 1, 2019
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Behavior, Addictive

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Nov 14, 2019