CompletedNot Applicable

Does Mental Fatigue Caused by Social Media Use Affect Biomechanical Properties of Muscles in Young Male Athletes?

Turkey (Türkiye)25 participantsStarted 2024-06-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of mental fatigue (MF) induced by 30 minutes of social media use on neck kinematics and neck muscle biomechanical properties in young male athletes. Twenty-five participants are enrolled in a single-blind cross-sectional design. Baseline and post-MF assessments include cervical range of motion measured with a CROM device, forward head posture evaluated using craniovertebral angle analysis, and muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity measured with MyotonPRO. MF is induced through 30 minutes of Instagram® use on a smartphone and quantified with a 100-mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). No results or conclusions are provided in this section.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 35 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Amateur athletes aged 18-35 * using social media via a smartphone * actively participating in competitions Exclusion Criteria: * having a surgical operation or trauma related to the neck region, having any pathology in the neck region (neck cyst, tumours, haematoma, etc.), having a history of traumatic injury in the neck region, and having neurological and rheumatic diseases.

What they're measuring

Range of Motion of the Neck

Timeframe: Baseline

Forward Head Posture

Timeframe: Baseline

Biomechanical Properties of Muscles

Timeframe: Baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07263334

SponsorBandırma Onyedi Eylül University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-12-20

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