Does Mental Fatigue Caused by Social Media Use Affect Biomechanical Properties of Muscles in Youn… (NCT07263334) | Clinical Trial Compass
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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 range
18 Years – 35 Years
Sex
MALE
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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.
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