Relationship of SmartPhone Use Addiction With Musculoskeletal System and Cognitive Flexibility

Smartphone Clinical Trial

Official title:

Investigation of the Relationship of Smart Phone Use Addiction With Musculoskeletal System Problems and Cognitive Flexibility

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03772782
• Other study ID #: 09/07
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 30, 2019
• Est. completion date: June 12, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: November 2019
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Researches have pointed out that smartphone addiction can cause both physical and mental problems.

Description:

Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Developments in communication technologies have also improved the capacities and limits of smartphones. This has led to the increased availability of smartphones in daily life. Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Smartphone addiction has been an important topic of research and discussion as a type of addiction that develops depending on the frequency of smartphone use. Researches have pointed out that smartphone addiction can cause both physical and mental problems. As a result of a study conducted in the literature, continuous use of smartphones has been found to cause sleep disturbances, stress, anxiety, decrease in physical activities and many diseases. In this study, the relationship between the concept of smartphone addiction and musculoskeletal problems and cognitive flexibility in young people will be investigated.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 325
• Est. completion date: June 12, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 12, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• University students

• Without any known physical and/or psychological disorders

• Using a smartphone

• Volunteer

Exclusion Criteria:

Have any physical and/or psychological disorders

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavior, Addictive
• Cognitive Flexiblity
• Musculoskeletal
• Smartphone

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Özgü Inal	Edirne

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Smartphone addiction scale score	The Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) is a33-item, six-point Likert-type self-rating scale.	at the end of the third month