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Neck Joint Position Error Among Taibah Students University; Saudi Arabia; Cross Section Design

Completed
Conditions
Proprioception
Interventions
Device: inclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam
Registration Number
NCT05861180
Lead Sponsor
Taibah University
Brief Summary

this study was done to answer the following: Is there a difference between students without and with varying degrees of text neck in cervical proprioception defect? Is there a correlation between JPE and severity of text neck among Taibah students University?

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria
  • A convenient sample of 68 female students
  • the age was between 18-25 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any students with neck pain or previous neck or back surgery or a history of a previous accident were excluded
  • Also, we excluded any student with a history of fracture injury of the cervical column, scoliosis, severe thoracic kyphosis, rheumatic disease, torticollis, loss of standing balance, use of hearing aid, and persistent respiratory problems.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
severe text neckinclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam-
mild text neckinclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam-
moderate text neckinclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam-
normal groupinclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beamno text neck
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
neck proprioception errorone day

we measured joint position error for all students from sitting and standing using laser beam detection error

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
joint position errorone day

we measured joint position error of cervical spine by measuring neck motion by phone goniometer and inclinometer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Taibah University

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Medina, Saudi Arabia

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