Effect of Postural Correction Exercises on Shoulder Muscles Tenderness and Performance in Subjects Addicting Smartphones

NCT05305807 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/003350
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

smartphones have replaced most of the keypad phone products due to their small size and easy of portability. As a result, smartphone users experience an increase in musculoskeletal problems in the neck and shoulder. Therefore, the importance of exercise and proper training should be emphasized for people who are likely to develop postural deformities due to incorrect posture habits and daily living patterns

Conditions

Ergonomics

Keywords

Smartphone addiction; Shoulder mechanics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Shoulder muscles peak torque

  Newton.meter

  4 weeks

• Shoulder muscles work

  Joules

  4 weeks

• Shoulder muscles work fatigue

  Joules

  4 weeks

• Shoulder muscles pain threshold

  Newton

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Study group

EXPERIMENTAL

Postural exercises will be done to this group

Other: Postural exercises

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Postural exercises will not be done to this group

Interventions

Postural exercises OTHER

Postural correction exercises are effective in improving forward head posture and it effectively decrease neck pain and increase ROM Exercise training and ergonomic guidelines concerning the use of touchscreen smartphones will reduce the risk of developing upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders

Study group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 34 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Forty-two subjects of both sexes will be recruited in the study.
• The age range of the recruited subjects will be ranging from 25 to 34 years old.
• For objective assessment of smartphone addiction, smartphone addiction scale will be made
• Recruited subjects will be selected based on having postural deviation in the form of rounded shoulders (CVA is less than 45°) (Weon et al.,2010) and forward head posture( shoulder angle more than 35°

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects with history of previous injury of the neck, shoulder. 2-Subjects with history of surgical intervention at the neck or upper extremity.
• Subjects with history of inflammatory joint disease affecting shoulder and facet joints.
• Subjects with musculoskeletal disorders related to neck or upper limb such as rotator cuff tendinitis and impingement syndrome.
• Subjects with neurological disorders that affect upper limb muscular performance such as cervical spondylosis, spondylolythesis, disc prolapse or thoracic outlet syndrome.
• Athletes who practice sports that require use of shoulder muscular group such as volleyball, basketball, boxing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cairo University

Giza, 18650, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Technology Addiction; Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Ragia MO Kamel, Ph.D

  Professor of Physical Therapy-Cairo university

  STUDY CHAIR

• Amr SA Shalaby, Ph.D

  Professor of Physical Therapy-Cairo University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principle investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2022
• First Posted: March 31, 2022
• Study Start: April 20, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2022
• Study Completion: December 8, 2022
• Last Updated: December 13, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: Within six months of termination of the current study
• Access Criteria: IPD sharing will be done after publication of the study results.

Locations

EG (1)