Interventions For Neck Pain In Relation to Internet Usage
- Conditions
- Internet Addiction
- Interventions
- Behavioral: postural exerciseBehavioral: aerobic exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT06009081
- Lead Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
- Brief Summary
After the rapid increase in the use of the Internet in the world, it has brought some negativities.People with internet addiction describe all the time they spend without internet as worthless and they want to be on the internet with an increasing desire.
- Detailed Description
Under all this information, the exercise program and walking programs that are easily added to people's lives in the study; The effects on stress and sleep levels were investigated by reducing neck pain symptoms in people with internet addiction.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
- 20 and 25 years old, have internet addiction
- have neck pain complaints for more than three months
- low category according to the International Physical Activity Index.
- Participants who had mobility limitations and neurological problems -had spinal surgery, had a traffic accident in the last three months and were injured by whiplash injury mechanism- visual and hearing impairments,
- refused to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description postural exercise postural exercise An 8-week home exercise program consisting of neck exercises was applied for group 1. The exercise program was carried out three times a week for eight weeks. aerobic exercise aerobic exercise An 8-week walking program was planned for Group 2 using pedometer feedback as a motivational tool.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability Index 8 weeks The Neck Disability Index is a frequently used scale to evaluate neck disability in the clinic. Pain intensity assesses perceived neck pain in personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleep, and leisure activities. It was determined as "0" as the best and "50" as the worst
stress scale 8 weeks Perceived stress scale, this scale is used to measure stress perceptions. In this scale, which has 14 questions in total, the answers are "Never", "Almost never", "Sometimes", "Quite often", "Very often". In this test, the lowest "0" and the highest "56" points can be obtained; high values indicate the height of the stress perceived by the person .
Sleep Quality Index 8 weeks Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, developed by Buysse et al. in 1989, consists of 24 questions evaluating sleep status in the last 1 month. A minimum score of 21 is obtained. High scores indicate poor sleep quality
internet addiction scale 8 weeks Young's internet addiction scale is a 20-question self-report scale developed by Young. There are answers to the questions as "Never", "Rarely", "Sometimes", "Often", "Very often", "Constantly". According to the survey; He was defined as "Internet addict" when he scored 80 and above
Physical Activity Index 8 weeks The International Physical Activity Index, developed to measure the physical activity levels of individuals aged 15-65, asks questions about their physical activity in the last 7 days.It has three categories: Inactive (Category 1), Minimally Active (Category 2), Very Active (Category 3).
anxiety scale 8 weeks The Beck anxiety scale consists of four options as "Never", "Mild", "Moderate", "Severe" considering the questionnaire responses in the last week. This scale, which has a score between 0-63 points, evaluates the symptoms of anxiety and is calculated as 63 points for the worst result. If the results are lower than 21, it indicates mild anxiety, 22-35 indicates moderate anxiety, and higher than 36 indicates severe anxiety
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
HAZAL genç
🇹🇷Istanbul, None Selected, Turkey