Effect Of Smart Phone Addiction On Pulmonary Function, And Functional Capacity In Children

• Conditions: Pulmonary Function; Smartphone Addiction; School Age Children; Functional Capacity

• Registration Number: NCT05483361
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

Statement of the problem:

Are there relations between smartphone addiction, neck posture, pulmonary functions and functional capacity in children? Null hypothesis

It will be assumed that:

* There will be no effect of smart phone addiction on head posture, pulmonary function and functional capacity in children.

* There will be no relation between smartphone addiction, head posture, pulmonary function and functional capacity in children.

Detailed Description

Subjects:

Sample size estimation will be carried out to determine the recruited number of children selected randomly from both governmental and private primary and preparatory schools at El Mansoura educational administration, Dakahlia Governorate and Damietta governorate to participate in this study. The survey targets the normal students from both sexes.

They will be selected based on the following:

Inclusion criteria:

* All children will be age ranges from 10 to 12 years

* The BMI \<95th percentile (WHO, 2007)

* Smartphone addiction scale short version will be used to categorize the children to addicted group (score \> 32) (Kwon et al., 2013) .

* They will be cooperative and followed the instructions.

Exclusive criteria:

Children will be excluded from the study if they have:

* Neurological diseases.

* Respiratory disorders.

* Congenital deformities.

* Vision disorders not corrected by glasses.

* Children who participate in competitive sports.

* Obesity.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Study Start: 2022-07-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-07-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-29
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-02
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-01
• Study Completion: 2023-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• All children will be age ranges from 10 to 12 years
• The BMI <95th percentile (WHO, 2007)
• Smartphone addiction scale short version will be used to categorize the children to addicted group (score > 32) (Kwon et al., 2013) .
• They will be cooperative and followed the instructions.

Exclusion Criteria

• • Neurological diseases.

  • Respiratory disorders.
  • Congenital deformities.
  • Vision disorders not corrected by glasses.
  • Children who participate in competitive sports.
  • Obesity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evaluation of pulmonary functions	baseline only	Computerized spirometer is the most frequently used measure of lung function and is a measure of volume against time. It is a simple and quick procedure to perform

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evaluation of functional capacity	baseline only	By 3 minutes step test It is based on the principles that your heart rate will return to normal quickly the fitter you are the value of post- exercise heart is considered to be an indicator to cardiovascular fitness

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Governmental and Private Primary and Preparatory Schools; 🇪🇬 Damietta, Egypt