Interventions For Neck Pain In Relation to Internet Usage

NCT06009081 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: E-10840098-772.02-4942
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

After the rapid increase in the use of the Internet in the world, it has brought some negativities.People with internet addiction describe all the time they spend without internet as worthless and they want to be on the internet with an increasing desire.

Conditions

Internet Addiction

Keywords

addiction; internet

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• internet addiction scale

  Young's internet addiction scale is a 20-question self-report scale developed by Young. There are answers to the questions as "Never", "Rarely", "Sometimes", "Often", "Very often", "Constantly". According to the survey; He was defined as "Internet addict" when he scored 80 and above

  8 weeks

• Disability Index

  The Neck Disability Index is a frequently used scale to evaluate neck disability in the clinic. Pain intensity assesses perceived neck pain in personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleep, and leisure activities. It was determined as "0" as the best and "50" as the worst

  8 weeks

• Physical Activity Index

  The International Physical Activity Index, developed to measure the physical activity levels of individuals aged 15-65, asks questions about their physical activity in the last 7 days.It has three categories: Inactive (Category 1), Minimally Active (Category 2), Very Active (Category 3).

  8 weeks

• stress scale

  Perceived stress scale, this scale is used to measure stress perceptions. In this scale, which has 14 questions in total, the answers are "Never", "Almost never", "Sometimes", "Quite often", "Very often". In this test, the lowest "0" and the highest "56" points can be obtained; high values indicate the height of the stress perceived by the person .

  8 weeks

• Sleep Quality Index

  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, developed by Buysse et al. in 1989, consists of 24 questions evaluating sleep status in the last 1 month. A minimum score of 21 is obtained. High scores indicate poor sleep quality

  8 weeks

• anxiety scale

  The Beck anxiety scale consists of four options as "Never", "Mild", "Moderate", "Severe" considering the questionnaire responses in the last week. This scale, which has a score between 0-63 points, evaluates the symptoms of anxiety and is calculated as 63 points for the worst result. If the results are lower than 21, it indicates mild anxiety, 22-35 indicates moderate anxiety, and higher than 36 indicates severe anxiety

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

postural exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

An 8-week home exercise program consisting of neck exercises was applied for group 1. The exercise program was carried out three times a week for eight weeks.

Behavioral: postural exercise

aerobic exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

An 8-week walking program was planned for Group 2 using pedometer feedback as a motivational tool.

Behavioral: aerobic exercise

Interventions

postural exercise BEHAVIORAL

The exercises consisted of 4-way neck isometric exercises and stretching exercises for the activation of deep cervical flexors (chin tuck exercise) and combined with this exercise. This protocol consisted of protocols studied in similar studies.

postural exercise

aerobic exercise BEHAVIORAL

The walking program was carried out daily on a flat surface with a target of 7000 steps. This goal is based on the American College of Sports Medicine reports on the minimum recommended levels of physical activity required to achieve health benefits, which includes several design elements.

aerobic exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Months - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• and 25 years old, have internet addiction
• have neck pain complaints for more than three months
• low category according to the International Physical Activity Index.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants who had mobility limitations and neurological problems -had spinal surgery, had a traffic accident in the last three months and were injured by whiplash injury mechanism- visual and hearing impairments,
• refused to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Medipol University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

HAZAL genç

Istanbul, None Selected, 34353, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Zhang X, Yang H, Zhang K, Zhang J, Lu X, Guo H, Yuan G, Zhu Z, Du J, Shi H, Jin G, Hao J, Sun Y, Su P, Zhang Z. Effects of exercise or tai chi on Internet addiction in college students and the potential role of gut microbiota: A randomized controlled trial. J Affect Disord. 2023 Apr 14;327:404-415. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.002. Epub 2023 Feb 6.

  PMID: 36754096 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder; Behavior, Addictive

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Technology Addiction; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Physiotherapists who perform and evaluate the practice are different people.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2023
• First Posted: August 24, 2023
• Study Start: August 18, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 18, 2023
• Study Completion: December 21, 2023
• Last Updated: December 22, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)