Effect Of Smart Phone Addiction On Pulmonary Function, And Functional Capacity In Children

NCT05483361 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/003600
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Statement of the problem: Are there relations between smartphone addiction, neck posture, pulmonary functions and functional capacity in children? Null hypothesis It will be assumed that:

• There will be no effect of smart phone addiction on head posture, pulmonary function and functional capacity in children.
• There will be no relation between smartphone addiction, head posture, pulmonary function and functional capacity in children.

Conditions

Smartphone Addiction; Pulmonary Function; Functional Capacity; School Age Children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• evaluation of pulmonary functions

  Computerized spirometer is the most frequently used measure of lung function and is a measure of volume against time. It is a simple and quick procedure to perform

  baseline only

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• evaluation of functional capacity

  baseline only

Other Outcomes (1)

• evaluation craniovertebral angle

  baseline only

Study Arms (1)

smart phone addiction group

Smart phone addiction will be assessed using the Smart Phone Addiction Scale short version (SAS-SV) evaluation of pulmonary functions and functional capacity evaluation craniovertebral angle

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

community sample

You may qualify if:

• All children will be age ranges from 10 to 12 years
• The BMI \<95th percentile (WHO, 2007)
• Smartphone addiction scale short version will be used to categorize the children to addicted group (score \> 32) (Kwon et al., 2013) .
• They will be cooperative and followed the instructions.

You may not qualify if:

• Neurological diseases.
• Respiratory disorders.
• Congenital deformities.
• Vision disorders not corrected by glasses.
• Children who participate in competitive sports.
• Obesity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Governmental and Private Primary and Preparatory Schools

Damietta, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• yasmine eletreby

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

yasmine eletreby

CONTACT

+201554984342; yeletreby@horus.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: assistant lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2022
• First Posted: August 2, 2022
• Study Start: July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2022
• Study Completion: January 1, 2023
• Last Updated: August 2, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Locations

EG (1)