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NCT Number: NCT06009081

Interventions For Neck Pain In Relation to Internet Usage

After the rapid increase in the use of the Internet in the world, it has brought some negativities.People with internet addiction describe all the time they spend without internet as worthless and they want to be on the internet with an increasing desire.

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Key information

Conditions

Internet Addiction Behavior Behavior, Addictive Compulsive Behavior Impulsive Behavior Internet Addiction Disorder Technology Addiction

Age range

20 month–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

HAZAL genç

Istanbul, None Selected, 34353, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Under all this information, the exercise program and walking programs that are easily added to people's lives in the study; The effects on stress and sleep levels were investigated by reducing neck pain symptoms in people with internet addiction.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 20 and 25 years old, have internet addiction
  • have neck pain complaints for more than three months
  • low category according to the International Physical Activity Index.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants who had mobility limitations and neurological problems -had spinal surgery, had a traffic accident in the last three months and were injured by whiplash injury mechanism- visual and hearing impairments,
  • refused to participate in the study.

Treatment and study plan

postural exercise

Behavioral

The exercises consisted of 4-way neck isometric exercises and stretching exercises for the activation of deep cervical flexors (chin tuck exercise) and combined with this exercise. This protocol consisted of protocols studied in similar studies.

Aerobic Exercise

Behavioral

The walking program was carried out daily on a flat surface with a target of 7000 steps. This goal is based on the American College of Sports Medicine reports on the minimum recommended levels of physical activity required to achieve health benefits, which includes several design elements.

Primary outcomes

  1. internet addiction scale

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Young's internet addiction scale is a 20-question self-report scale developed by Young. There are answers to the questions as "Never", "Rarely", "Sometimes", "Often", "Very often", "Constantly". According to the survey; He was defined as "Internet addict" when he scored 80 and above

  2. Disability Index

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The Neck Disability Index is a frequently used scale to evaluate neck disability in the clinic. Pain intensity assesses perceived neck pain in personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleep, and leisure activities. It was determined as "0" as the best and "50" as the worst

  3. Physical Activity Index

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The International Physical Activity Index, developed to measure the physical activity levels of individuals aged 15-65, asks questions about their physical activity in the last 7 days.It has three categories: Inactive (Category 1), Minimally Active (Category 2), Very Active (Category 3).

  4. stress scale

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Perceived stress scale, this scale is used to measure stress perceptions. In this scale, which has 14 questions in total, the answers are "Never", "Almost never", "Sometimes", "Quite often", "Very often". In this test, the lowest "0" and the highest "56" points can be obtained; high values indicate the height of the stress perceived by the person .

  5. Sleep Quality Index

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, developed by Buysse et al. in 1989, consists of 24 questions evaluating sleep status in the last 1 month. A minimum score of 21 is obtained. High scores indicate poor sleep quality

  6. anxiety scale

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The Beck anxiety scale consists of four options as "Never", "Mild", "Moderate", "Severe" considering the questionnaire responses in the last week. This scale, which has a score between 0-63 points, evaluates the symptoms of anxiety and is calculated as 63 points for the worst result. If the results are lower than 21, it indicates mild anxiety, 22-35 indicates moderate anxiety, and higher than 36 indicates severe anxiety

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

A Comparıson Of Different Interventions For Neck Paın In Relation to Internet Usage Rates

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Aug 24, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 22, 2023

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