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NCT Number: NCT04299074

Smartphone Addiction and Physical Activity

This study aimed to determine the effect of smartphone addiction on physical activity level in healthy individuals. A total of 300 (134 female) healthy university students were included in this study. The mean age of the subjects was 21.36 ± 2.33 year.

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Key information

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy Behavior Behavior, Addictive Compulsive Behavior Impulsive Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Kinikli, 20070, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study aimed to determine the effect of smartphone addiction on physical activity level in healthy individuals. A total of 300 (134 female) healthy university students were included in this study. The mean age of the subjects was 21.36 ± 2.33 year. The universe of the study consisted of volunteer students (Coaching Education, Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management, Recreation Departments) at the Faculty of Sport Sciences. Participants' demographic information was obtained and their physical activity levels were questioned with International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) and smartphone addictions with the Smartphone Addiction Scale- Short Verison (SAS-SV).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • to be 18-35 old years

Exclusion criteria

  • not to be sports science students

Treatment and study plan

addiction

Other

questionnaire

Primary outcomes

  1. Questionnaire

    Time frame: This questionnaire is used during baseline assessment

    International Physical Activity Questionnaires: The higher score obtained from this questionnaire indicated that participant have a high physical activity level. Physically inactive (<600 MET-min / week), low level of physical activity (600 - 3000 MET minutes / week) and the adequate level of physical activity (beneficial to health) (> 3000 MET minutes / week).

  2. Scale

    Time frame: This scale is used during baseline assessment

    Smartphone Addiction Scale- Short Verison: The higher score obtained from this scale indicated that participant have smartphone addiction. Cut-off score was 31 for male and 33 for female

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pamukkale University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Smartphone Addiction on Physical Activity Level

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Mar 6, 2020
Registry last updated
Sep 9, 2020

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