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NCT Number: NCT06112496

Effect of Smartphone Addiction on Myoelectrical Activity of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle in Adult

This study will be conducted to identify the effect of smartphone addiction myoelectrical activity on sternocleidomastoid in adults by measuring The amplitude of EMG signals of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in adults and Root mean square of EMG signals of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in adults

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Key information

Conditions

Heavy Smart Phone Users

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Huda Adel

Cairo, 12613, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject's age range from 18-30 years old
  • All participants use the same smartphone with a touch screen of 6,7 inches.

Exclusion criteria

  • Neck pain ( spondylosis, spondylolysis)
  • Systemic diseases.
  • Spinal deviation

Treatment and study plan

EMG

Device

Neuro-EMG-Micro, Neurosoft, Ivanovo, Russia, will be used for the assessment of muscle activity for muscles.

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in surface electromyographic (EMG) amplitude of sternocleidomastoid muscle

    Time frame: day 1

    change in amplitude measured by EMG device

  2. change in RMS

    Time frame: day 1

    change in root mean square measured by EMG device

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Smartphone Addiction on the Myoelectrical Activity of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle in Adult

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Nov 1, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 7, 2024

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