Is There a Difference in Pulmonary Functions and Craniovertebral Angle Among Adolescent Based on Smart Phone Usage

Respiratory Function Tests Clinical Trial

Official title:

Is There a Difference in Pulmonary Functions and Craniovertebral Angle Among Adolescent Based on Their Smart Phone Usage Time? A Cross Sectional Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05847127
• Other study ID #: P.T.REC/012/003908
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Start date: February 28, 2023
• Est. completion date: October 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Egyptian Chinese University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The smartphones have become a necessity for most adolescents as they are used for communication and entertainment and education purposes especially in the period of COVID pandemic. They spend most of their time in using smartphones. This could have side effects on their health.

While using a smartphone, adolescent usually flex their neck and maintain the head in a forward position for long periods of time, which may affect the craniovertebral angle and pulmonary functions as sustained forward neck posture may lead to respiratory dysfunction.The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of smart phones and tablets usage time on craniovertebral angle and problems of pulmonary functions among adolescents between 14-18 years' old.

Description:

A well-developed adolescents of both genders will participate in this study after signing institutionally approved consent form prior to data collection

• They will be recruited from many secondary schools in Cairo. Their ages range from 14 to 18 years. They will be subdivided into two groups according to Smartphone addiction scale-short version (SAS-SV) into an addict group who use smart phone not less than 4 hours/day for at least 4 years and non-addict group who used smart phone less than that.

• Design of the study: Cross sectional design will be applied in this study.

• Smartphone addiction scale-short version (SAS-SV) will be used to divide the subjects into two groups addict and non-addict groups

• (Image J) image processing and analysis in Java system will be used to measure the craniovertebral angle for both groups.

• Micromedical Gold standard fully computerized portable auto spirometer will be used to measure Pulmonary functions test in the form of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC)and FEV1/FVC for both groups.

• All data will be recorded and statistically analysis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 160
• Est. completion date: October 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 14 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects of late childhood ( adolescence)

• Age of participants ranged from 14 to 18 years.

• Subjects with normal development.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Athletic one.

• Genetic spinal deformity.

• Injury to the neck.

• History of inflammatory joint disease.

• History of surgical intervention at the neck. Patients with neuropediatric problem.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Respiratory Function Tests

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Egyptian Chinese University	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Maryan Mamdouh Fayez

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pulmonary function tests	FVC & FEV1 both are measured in liters	Baseline
Primary	Craniovertebral angle	measured in degree	Baseline
Primary	Pulmonary function tests	FEV1/FVC measured in percentage ( % )	Baseline