Analysis of Internet Addiction, Musculoskeletal Pain and Body Awareness in High School Students

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Analysis of Internet Addiction, Musculoskeletal Pain and Body Awareness in High School Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05636137
• Other study ID #: MEB1
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Start date: November 24, 2024
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Mugla Sitki Koçman University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study will investigate internet addiction, musculoskeletal pain and body awareness in high school students.

Description:

Internet addiction is generally defined as not being able to prevent excessive use of the internet, the time spent on other occupations is not as valuable as the internet, excessive irritability and aggressive behavior when deprived.This situation brings with it musculoskeletal pain. Pain in the musculoskeletal system can cause a decrease in body awareness.Long periods of time spent in front of the computer, the use of non-ergonomic tables and chairs affect body awareness by causing deterioration of posture. There are several studies in literature investigating internet addiction and pain, however internet addiction, body awareness and musculoskeletal system problems of high school students have not been investigated yet. In present study, internet addiction, body awareness and musculoskeletal problems will be investigated in high school students.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 213
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 15 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Not having a mental disability that will prevent them from understanding and answering the questions
• 15-18 years old
• Having internet at home
• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Having an individual device that provides internet access

Exclusion Criteria:

• No family approval
• Having an orthopedic, musculoskeletal or neurological disease that will affect body awareness and musculoskeletal system.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavior, Addictive
• Healthy
• Musculoskeletal Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Survey application
Researchers will go to the designated high schools and meet face-to-face with the responsible/guidance teachers at the school. The research will be explained to the students by going to the classrooms with the teachers, and they will be asked to fill in the consent forms of the parents and themselves. Students will be given 5 days to explain the work to their families and bring their signed consent forms. Students who bring consent forms, meet the criteria for participation in the study, and volunteer will be included in the study. Evaluation forms and questionnaires will be explained to the students included in the study by a designated researcher and they will be asked to fill them in under the supervision of the researcher. The completed evaluation form and questionnaires will be collected by a researcher in a sealed envelope.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Mugla Sitki Kocman University Faculty of Health Sciences	Mugla	Mentese

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mugla Sitki Koçman University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Internet Addiction Scale	This questionnaire consists of 20 statements. After reading each statement carefully, based upon the 5-point Likert scale. Total scores that range from 0 to 30 points are considered to reflect a normal level of Internet usage; scores of 31 to 49 indicate the presence of a mild level of Internet addiction; 50 to 79 reflect the presence of a moderate level; and scores of 80 to 100 indicate a severe dependence upon the Internet	5-10 minutes
Primary	Body Awareness Questionarre	It is a scale that questions the level of physiological, psychological, emotional and social awareness of the individual, the differences between sleep disorder, being sick and not being sick, bodily and mental reactions in specific situations related to body awareness, and the level of estimation.	5-10 minutes
Primary	Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires	The frequency and severity of the discomfort they have experienced are presented to the participants as options, and they are expected to answer the option appropriate for their situation according to the last week.	5-10 minutes

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