CompletedNot Applicable

The Influence of Body Mass Index and Smartphone Overuse on Cervical Myofascial Pain: A Cross-sectional Study

Saudi Arabia90 participantsStarted 2024-01-18

Plain-language summary

An observational cross-sectional study will be conducted on 90 female students (right dominant) aged 19-26 years at Jazan University, they will have 40 points or more on Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale (SAPS) and will be divided into three groups (30 students for each): Group I (BMI\<25kg/m2), Group II (BMI 25-30kg/m2), and Group III (BMI \>30 kg/m2). Pain pressure thresholds were measured using a pressure gauge algometer (PGA) over trigger points in the neck muscles.

Who can participate

Age range19 Years – 26 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 19 and 26 years. * Participants who send at least 25 text messages or emails per day. * Use their smartphone to browse the Internet, and/or play games for more than one hour per day. * If participants score on the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAPS) \> 40 points. * Right dominant hand. Exclusion Criteria: Any subject will be excluded from the study if they meet one or more of the following criteria: * Neck musculoskeletal trauma. * Congenital deformities. * Surgical or neurological disease. * History of neck injury, and pregnancy.

What they're measuring

PPT of upper fiber of trapezius muscle

Timeframe: two minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06221085

SponsorUniversity of Jazan

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2024-04-15

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