Association Between the Duration of Smart Phone Use and Back Dysfunction in Patients With Low Back Pain

NCT03517410 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: MWahba
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study investigates the association between the duration of smart phone use and back pain and proprioception deficits in patients with chronic mechanical low back pain (CLBP). It is hypothesized that increased duration of smart phone use will be associated with

1. 1.Increased back pain as measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
2. 2.Reduced proprioception acuity as indicated by increased angle of error of back repositioning as measured by isokinetic dynamometer.

Conditions

Mechanical Low Back Pain

Keywords

Mechanical Low Back Pain; Smart phone; Low Back Pain; Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain; CLBP

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain

  Current pain intensity will be measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). This scale is a 100 mm line drawn on a piece of paper. The line is labeled 0 at one end (indicating no pain) and 10 at the other end (indicating excruciating pain). A change of minimally 20 mm on VAS is considered a minimal detectable change.

  same day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Back repositioning error in flexion direction

  Same day

Study Arms (1)

Smart phone Use Experimental group

Patients with CLBP

Other: Smart phone use

Interventions

Smart phone use OTHER

Patients will be asked to use the smart phone while seated for either: (1) 10 minutes or (2) 30 minutes.

Smart phone Use Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Seventy male and female adults will be recruited from out patient clinic of the faculties of Physical therapy and medicine, Cairo University. Further, physical therapy students who are diagnosed with CLBP will be recruited via advertising on social media.

You may qualify if:

• Egyptian adult patients with mechanical CLBP Back pain duration is greater than 3 months Age ranging from 18 years to 45

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with any systemic disease that may affect spine function.
• Patients with previous history of spine trauma or dysfunction other than mechanical LBP.
• Lumbosacral nerve root entrapment.
• Patients with memory loss or impaired cognitive function
• patients who report back pain associated with sitting position

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aliaa Rehan Youssef: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

Location

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• Oxford Dictionary of English

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Aliaa Rehan Youssef, PhD

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Dina Othman Shokri, PhD

  Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Orthopedic Physical Therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 25, 2018
• First Posted: May 7, 2018
• Study Start: May 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2018
• Last Updated: May 21, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-05

Locations

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