The Influence of Body Mass Index and Smartphone Overuse on Cervical Myofascial Pain in College-aged Female Students: A Cross-sectional Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- PPT of upper fiber of trapezius muscle
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
Materials and Methods
Study design:
This is an observational cross-sectional design will be conducted on female subjects from Applied Medical College, Jazan University, Kingdome of Saudi Arabia.
Participants:
A study will be conducted on 90 female students from Jazan University based on the following:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 26 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •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.
结局指标
主要结局
PPT of upper fiber of trapezius muscle
时间窗: two minutes
The upper trapezius trigger point is located in the more horizontal fibers of the upper trapezius at the back of the shoulder, about halfway between the spine and the acromion.
次要结局
- PPT of middle Part of Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)(two minutes)
- PPT of lower Part of Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)(two minutes)
- PPT of Upper Part of Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)(two minutes)
研究者
Wafaa Mahmoud Amin
Lecturer
University of Jazan