De Quervain Syndrome Among Medical Students with Smart Phone Addiction

NCT06731634 | Not Yet Recruiting FDA Device

• 1 other identifier: 012/005462
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 103
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To investigate the prevelance of the de quervain tenosynovitis among the Egyptian medical students with smartphone addiction

Conditions

De Quervain Tenosynovitis; Smartphone Addiction

Keywords

De quervain tenosynovitis; Egyptian medical students; Cairo University; Smartphone addiction; Prevelance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Dominant hand grip strength and Non-Dominant hand grip strength by the using of jamar hydraulic grip strength dynamometer

  1 Day

• Dominant hand pinch strength and non-dominant hand pinch strength by the using of jamar hydraulic pinch strength dynamometer

  1 Day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The degree of pain during the finkelstein test by the using of visual analoug scale

  1 Day

Study Arms (1)

One group will be assigned

The group will include people with smartphone addiction, who will receive a Finkelstein test for both dominant and non dominant hand, then the both hands grip and bench strength will be tested.

Device: Hand grip strength dynamometer, pinch strength dynamometer; Diagnostic Test: Finkelstein test

Interventions

Hand grip strength dynamometer, pinch strength dynamometer DEVICE

Both devices will be used to assign the strength of grip and pinch for both dominant and non dominant hands by using jamar hydraulic hand grip strength dynamometer and Jamar hydraulic pinch strength dynamometer

One group will be assigned

Finkelstein test DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Finkelstein test which is used to diagnose the de quervain tenosynovitis and it will be used to assist the people with smartphone addiction

One group will be assigned

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will be recruited from the medical collages of Cairo University in Egypt

You may qualify if:

• Asymptomatic students with normal healthy state
• Any student in all the academic years with age 18-25
• Addictive smart phone users with score over 31 for male and 33 for female students in smart phone addiction scale.
• Who own or use mobile.
• Both genders: male and female
• Willing to participate.
• Egyptian students

You may not qualify if:

• Those who don't have mobile phone.
• Any previous injury or trauma or surgery and a history of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and deformities and changes in the shape of the finger joints.
• Those who are not willing to participate.
• Non-Egyptian students.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

De Quervain Disease; Internet Addiction Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tendon Entrapment; Tendinopathy; Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Technology Addiction; Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Maher Ahmed ElKeblawy, PhD of physical therapy

CONTACT

+0201001419544; maherkabalawy@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 1 Day
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physiotherapist at the egyption ministry of health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 3, 2024
• First Posted: December 12, 2024
• Study Start: December 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2025
• Study Completion: March 1, 2025
• Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12