Technology on the Occurrence of Muscoskeletal Disorders in Students

Completed

• Conditions: Posture Disorders in Children; Pain, Chronic

• Registration Number: NCT05253950
• Lead Sponsor: University of Thessaly

Brief Summary

To investgate the long use of electronic devices that forces the person to adopt an uncomfortable posture which leads to the appearance of musculoskeletal disorders such as neck pain, thoracic pain, back pain and tendonitis of the upper extremities due to writing messages and especially when the person uses only one hand.

Detailed Description

Due to the uncontrolled use of electronic devices, the purpose of this research is to initially prove that the long-term use of electronic devices is a factor in the occurrence of pain in the musculoskeletal system in students of A '\& B' of High school. A secondary question of the present study is the hypothesis that adopting the wrong posture while using smart devices plays an important role in the onset of symptoms in one or more parts of the body. Finally, the third research question of the present study concerns whether long-term use of electronic devices is responsible for reducing physical activity in students.

In order to prove the positive correlation between technology and musculoskeletal disorders but also to answer the above questions, a questionnaire was distributed online to one hundred and twenty students of A '\& B' Lyceum from all over Greece, which was promoted online. More specifically, the questionnaire included questions from two standard questionnaires, the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the Nordic Muscuskeletal Questionnaire (NQS).In addition they completed a medical history and supplementary questions about their physical condition and the attitudes they adopt when using electronic devices.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-03-30
• Study Completion: 2021-06-30
• Study First Submitted: 2022-01-20
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-02-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• without psychiatric disorders
• attended the A & B High School

Exclusion Criteria

• undergone surgery on the musculoskeletal system

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NQS)	1 day	Long-term use of electronic devices in the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders on neck pain, on shoulder pain, on hip pain, on knees pain, on fingers pain
Internet Addiction Test (IAT)	1 day	Low physical condition and long use of electronic devices
Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NGS)	1 day	Investigation of pain treatment of students who reported symptoms in the musculoskeletal system by medical help or medication to treat pain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Thessaly; 🇬🇷 Lamía, Central Macedonia, Greece