The Effects of Mental Fatigue Created by Social Media on Upper Extremity Performance

NCT06088524 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022-187
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 29
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There are a limited number of studies in the literature, and it is stated that mental fatigue caused by social media use causes a decrease in upper-extremity movement speed and a decrease in lower-extremity endurance performance. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effects of social media-induced mental fatigue on upper extremity performance.

Conditions

Mental Fatigue; Upper Extremity Performance; Social Media

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (16)

• 1-Isometric Elbow Flexion Strength

  The participant will sit in a chair with upper arms at their sides, elbow bent 90 degrees, and forearm supinated. A velcro strap attached to a digital dynamometer fixed to a portable wooden platform placed under the chair will be secured tightly around the participant's wrist, proximal to the distal wrist crease. The tester will check the strap's tension to ensure no slack. When instructed, the participant will endeavor to move their hand as forcefully as possible towards the shoulder for 2-3 seconds. Any compensatory movement in trunk extension or lateral flexion outside the tested arm will be observed.

  Baseline

• 1-Isometric Elbow Flexion Strength

  The participant will sit in a chair with upper arms at their sides, elbow bent 90 degrees, and forearm supinated. A velcro strap attached to a digital dynamometer fixed to a portable wooden platform placed under the chair will be secured tightly around the participant's wrist, proximal to the distal wrist crease. The tester will check the strap's tension to ensure no slack. When instructed, the participant will endeavor to move their hand as forcefully as possible towards the shoulder for 2-3 seconds. Any compensatory movement in trunk extension or lateral flexion outside the tested arm will be observed.

  1 week later

• 2-Hand grip strength

  Hand grip strength will be assessed using a Jamar hand dynamometer (Lafayette Instrument Company, USA). The participant will sit holding the dynamometer with the upper arm at the side, elbow bent 90 degrees, and forearm centered between pronation and supination. When instructed, the participant will squeeze the dynamometer as forcefully as possible for 2-3 seconds while the tester verbally encourages.

  Baseline

• 2-Hand grip strength

  Hand grip strength will be assessed using a Jamar hand dynamometer (Lafayette Instrument Company, USA). The participant will sit holding the dynamometer with the upper arm at the side, elbow bent 90 degrees, and forearm centered between pronation and supination. When instructed, the participant will squeeze the dynamometer as forcefully as possible for 2-3 seconds while the tester verbally encourages.

  1 week later

• 3- Upper extremity reaction test

  It is planned to use the BlazePod sensor, validated for the upper extremity reaction time test (de-Oliveira et al. 2021).

  Baseline

• 3- Upper extremity reaction test

  It is planned to use the BlazePod sensor, validated for the upper extremity reaction time test (de-Oliveira et al. 2021).

  1 week later

• 4-Finger reaction test

  The participant will be asked to place the dominant hand's index finger on the left button of a computer mouse and press the left button as soon as the green lights up on the traffic light shape on the screen. The time between the light stimulus and the participant's reaction will be recorded in milliseconds.

  Baseline

• 4-Finger reaction test

  The participant will be asked to place the dominant hand's index finger on the left button of a computer mouse and press the left button as soon as the green lights up on the traffic light shape on the screen. The time between the light stimulus and the participant's reaction will be recorded in milliseconds.

  1 week later

• 5-Hand performance test

  The nine-hole peg test will be used. The 9-hole peg test (9-DPT) is a validated method widely used in research and clinical settings as a measure of finger dexterity (Y. A. Smith, Hong, \& Presson, 2000).

  Baseline

• 5-Hand performance test

  The nine-hole peg test will be used. The 9-hole peg test (9-DPT) is a validated method widely used in research and clinical settings as a measure of finger dexterity (Y. A. Smith, Hong, \& Presson, 2000).

  1 week later

• 6-Mental stopwatch

  The Nine Hole Peg Test (9-DPT) was used to assess the temporal correspondence between actual and imagined movement. The 9-DPT will be administered according to standard protocols. The participant performed the test according to the standard 9-DPT protocol, during which the stopwatch will be started, and the time from the beginning to the end of the test will be recorded. In the imagined 9-DPT, a mental stopwatch will be used, and the same test will be performed with the individual visualizing the same activity while sitting with his/her eyes closed (Allali, 2012).

  Baseline

• 6-Mental stopwatch

  The Nine Hole Peg Test (9-DPT) was used to assess the temporal correspondence between actual and imagined movement. The 9-DPT will be administered according to standard protocols. The participant performed the test according to the standard 9-DPT protocol, during which the stopwatch will be started, and the time from the beginning to the end of the test will be recorded. In the imagined 9-DPT, a mental stopwatch will be used, and the same test will be performed with the individual visualizing the same activity while sitting with his/her eyes closed (Allali, 2012).

  1 week later

• 7-Evaluation of position sense

  In the study, a Baseline® digital goniometer with a sensitivity of 1° will be used to assess the glenohumeral joint position sense. The tested person will be asked to perform shoulder flexion at 55°, 90° and 125° and to lift the arm from the position adjacent to the body to the angles mentioned (Balke et al., 2011).

  Baseline

• 7-Evaluation of position sense

  In the study, a Baseline® digital goniometer with a sensitivity of 1° will be used to assess the glenohumeral joint position sense. The tested person will be asked to perform shoulder flexion at 55°, 90° and 125° and to lift the arm from the position adjacent to the body to the angles mentioned (Balke et al., 2011).

  1 week later

• 8-Upper extremity endurance test:

  After weighing the body weight, the weight in the hand will be calculated as 2% of the body weight and rounded to the nearest 0.5 kg if it is fractional. The participant will hang from the bed with his/her arm out. He/she should then take the weight in his/her hand and lift it with the "thumb pointing upwards" and the arm at 90° to the horizontal. A metronome set to 60 Hz will then be used to standardize the test, whereby participants will be instructed to raise their arm on the first beat, hold it at 90 abductions for the next beat and then lower it to the starting position on the third beat. The test will be terminated by fulfilling any of the following termination criteria (Moore, Uhl, \& Kibler, 2013).

  Baseline

• 8-Upper extremity endurance test:

  After weighing the body weight, the weight in the hand will be calculated as 2% of the body weight and rounded to the nearest 0.5 kg if it is fractional. The participant will hang from the bed with his/her arm out. He/she should then take the weight in his/her hand and lift it with the "thumb pointing upwards" and the arm at 90° to the horizontal. A metronome set to 60 Hz will then be used to standardize the test, whereby participants will be instructed to raise their arm on the first beat, hold it at 90 abductions for the next beat and then lower it to the starting position on the third beat. The test will be terminated by fulfilling any of the following termination criteria (Moore, Uhl, \& Kibler, 2013).

  1 week later

Interventions

Social Media Fatigue OTHER

Mental Fatigue creation protocol: It has been reported that at least 30 minutes of social media use causes mental fatigue and impairs lower extremity and decision-making performance (Fortes et al., 2021). For mental fatigue with social media, participants will be created with 45 minutes of continuous use of social media (instagram, facebook, twitter, youtube) on smartphones by concentrating with headphones.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

It will be conducted on Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Health Sciences students.

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Being sedentary
• To be between the ages of 18-30

You may not qualify if:

• Any mental or sensory problems in the last six months
• Acute infection or chronic disease of neurological, psychiatric, orthopedic, cardiological, rheumatological, etc. origin
• Having had any upper extremity injury and/or operation (trauma, surgery, fracture, etc.) in the last six months
• Regular medication use

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University: lead
• Burçin Akçay: collaborator
• Arzu Genç: collaborator
• Canan Demir: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University

Balıkesir, 10200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Fatigue

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Fatigue; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2023
• First Posted: October 18, 2023
• Study Start: January 5, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 12, 2023
• Study Completion: October 1, 2023
• Last Updated: October 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)