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NCT Number: NCT03757520

Evaluation of Text Neck Syndrome and Hand Grip Force in Smart Phone Addiction Among Students of Jazan University

This study will be conducted in the Department of physical therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences,Jazan University, to investigate text neck syndrome and hand grip force in smart phone addiction among students of jazan university

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Key information

Conditions

Pain, Back Back Pain Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Myofascial Pain Syndrome Myofascial Pain Syndromes Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postural; Strain Signs and Symptoms Sprains and Strains Wounds and Injuries

Age range

19 year–26 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Jazan University

Riyadh, Jazan Region, 45142, Saudi Arabia

About this study

Four hundreds students with age 19 to 26 years old, and right dominant hand, will be recruited from the College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University. Subjects will be randomly assigned to into a heavy user group (n=300; female and male students) and a control or regular use group (n=300; female and male students) according to their smartphone addiction proneness scale.

Baseline hydraulic hand dynamometer: (Fabrication Enterprises Incorporated, White Plains,New York, USA) is used to measure the hand grip strength and pinch strength.

Algometer Commander (JTech Medical Company) is used on the location of the trigger point to assess the amount of pressure the patient could sustain before the patient registered the pressure as being painful for upper fiber of trapezius muscle and sternocleidomastoid muscle

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • The participant will be right-handed.
  • No abnormal findings confirmed through physical and neurological examination.
  • No congenital abnormalities in either the cervical or the lumbar spine.
  • No history of severe surgical procedures ( Park et al., 2015) .

Exclusion criteria

  • History of a neurological disease.
  • History of musculoskeletal injury of neck and lumbar region.
  • Unstable medical condition.

Treatment and study plan

Pain Pressure Threshold

Diagnostic Test

The pain pressure thresholds (PPTs) will be measured using an pressure algometer commander over potential trigger points (TrPs) on the body for upper fiber of trapezius, and sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Other names: PPTs

Hand Grip Force

Diagnostic Test

For measuring the grip strength, the subjects will be asked to sit on a chair with their hip joint flexed at 90 degree, and shoulder joint in a neutral position.

The elbow is fixed at 90 degree flexion, forearm in a neutral position, and wrist at 0 to 15 degree radial deviation The test will be performed twice, and the higher value between the two measurements will be selected.

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain pressure threshold for upper fiber of trapezius muscle

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    Using Algometer to measure pain pressure for upper trapezius trigger point which lies in the more horizontal fibers of the upper trapezius on the back of the shoulder, about halfway between spine and the acromion on right and left side for 3 repetition for each

  2. Pain pressure threshold for sternocleidomastoid muscle

    Time frame: 9 minutes

    Using Algometer to measure pain pressure for sternocleidomastoid muscle on right and left side for 3 repetition for each. Measurement will includes three sites on each side:

    • upper part of the sternal division of the muscle near to its insertion into the mastoid process. 2. he mid-part of the sternal division of the muscle. 3. lower end of this division near to its attachment to the sternum.

  3. Hand Grip Force

    Time frame: 15 minutes

    For measuring the grip strength, the subjects will be asked to sit on a chair with their hip joint flexed at 90 degree, and shoulder joint in a neutral position.

    The elbow is fixed at 90 degree flexion, forearm in a neutral position, and wrist at 0 to 15 degree radial deviation.The test will be performed twice, and the higher value between the two measurements will be selected.

    The subjects are allowed a rest time of more than 5 minutes after the first measurement to avoid examiner bias and to decrease physical stress

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wafaa Mahmoud Amin

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Nov 29, 2018
Registry last updated
Nov 10, 2020

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