EFFECT OF DE QUERVAIN'S TENOSYNOVITIS ON HAND GRIP STRENGTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN SMART PHONE ADDICT ADOLESCENTS
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- hand grip strength
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this Cross Sectional Case Controlled study is to Investigate the effect of de quervain's tenosynovitis on hand grip strength and Quality of life among smartphone addicts' adolescents. The main question it aims to answer is:
Is de quervain's tenosynovitis influences hand grip strength and quality of life in smartphone addict adolescents?
Smart phone addicts' adolescents were equally distributed into two groups:
Group A: Smart phone addicts' adolescents with de quervains Group B: Smart phone addicts' adolescents without de quervains (as a reference group).
Smart phone addicts' adolescents in the two groups were assessed regarding the following:
- Qe quervain's tenosynovitis by The Finkelstein test.
- The hand grip strength by handgrip dynamometer.
- The effect on the quality of life by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL Version 4.0).
详细描述
The objective of this Cross Sectional Case Controlled study is to thoroughly examine the impact of de Quervain's tenosynovitis on hand grip strength and overall quality of life among adolescents identified as smartphone addicts. The central inquiry of this research is:
Does de Quervain's tenosynovitis affect hand grip strength and quality of life in adolescents who are smartphone addicts?
To address this question, the study categorizes smartphone addict adolescents into two distinct groups:
Group A: Adolescents with de Quervain's tenosynovitis Group B: Adolescents without de Quervain's tenosynovitis (serving as the reference group).
Participants from both groups will undergo assessments focusing on the following criteria:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adolescents who have been using smartphones for more than 3 hours per day for 2 years. They have scores ranged from 31 to 60 points for boys and from 33 to 60 points for girls on smart phone addiction scale (SAS-SV) (Appendix II) according to Kwon et al. (2013), who considered boys and girls with these scores to be addicted adolescents.
- •Adolescents who have been using their phones in odd or abnormal positions, e.g., using smartphones in bed, while lying on their side, lying prone, with one hand for prolonged time or in slouched sitting posture.
- •Smart phone addicts' adolescents was diagnosed with de quervains (male and female) ranged from 12 to 16 years.
排除标准
- •Smart phone addicts' adolescents were excluded from the study if one or more of the following histories were presented:
- •Upper limb surgery
- •Inflammatory arthritis
- •Fractures
- •Massive use of any tool other than smartphones
- •Racquet\ overhead sports athletes
研究组 & 干预措施
Group A: Smart phone addicts' with de quervains
Group A: Smart phone addicts' adolescents with de quervains it is the study group
Group B: Smart phone addicts' without de quervains
Group B: Smart phone addicts' without de quervains it is the refrence group
结局指标
主要结局
hand grip strength
时间窗: baseline assessment
measured using Jamar Plus+ Digital Hand Dynamometer.
quality of life
时间窗: baseline
measured by by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL Version 4.0).
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Mariam Mohamed Sherif
Master's Candidate, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Cairo University