Analysis of Internet Addiction, Musculoskeletal Pain and Body Awareness in High School Students

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Other: Survey application

• Registration Number: NCT05636137
• Lead Sponsor: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Brief Summary

The study will investigate internet addiction, musculoskeletal pain and body awareness in high school students.

Detailed Description

Internet addiction is generally defined as not being able to prevent excessive use of the internet, the time spent on other occupations is not as valuable as the internet, excessive irritability and aggressive behavior when deprived.This situation brings with it musculoskeletal pain. Pain in the musculoskeletal system can cause a decrease in body awareness.Long periods of time spent in front of the computer, the use of non-ergonomic tables and chairs affect body awareness by causing deterioration of posture. There are several studies in literature investigating internet addiction and pain, however internet addiction, body awareness and musculoskeletal system problems of high school students have not been investigated yet. In present study, internet addiction, body awareness and musculoskeletal problems will be investigated in high school students.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-23
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-05
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-23
• Study Start: 2024-11-24
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-01
• Study Completion: 2025-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 213

Inclusion Criteria

• Not having a mental disability that will prevent them from understanding and answering the questions
• 15-18 years old
• Having internet at home
• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Having an individual device that provides internet access

Exclusion Criteria

• No family approval
• Having an orthopedic, musculoskeletal or neurological disease that will affect body awareness and musculoskeletal system.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
High School Students	Survey application	The sample of the study consists of high school students who do not have mental disabilities that will prevent them from understanding and answering the questions, aged 15-18 and volunteer to participate in the study, have internet at home and have an individual device that provides internet access.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Internet Addiction Scale	5-10 minutes	This questionnaire consists of 20 statements. After reading each statement carefully, based upon the 5-point Likert scale. Total scores that range from 0 to 30 points are considered to reflect a normal level of Internet usage; scores of 31 to 49 indicate the presence of a mild level of Internet addiction; 50 to 79 reflect the presence of a moderate level; and scores of 80 to 100 indicate a severe dependence upon the Internet
Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires	5-10 minutes	The frequency and severity of the discomfort they have experienced are presented to the participants as options, and they are expected to answer the option appropriate for their situation according to the last week.
Body Awareness Questionarre	5-10 minutes	It is a scale that questions the level of physiological, psychological, emotional and social awareness of the individual, the differences between sleep disorder, being sick and not being sick, bodily and mental reactions in specific situations related to body awareness, and the level of estimation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mugla Sitki Kocman University Faculty of Health Sciences; 🇹🇷 Muğla, Menteşe, Turkey