De Quervain Syndrome Among Medical Students with Smart Phone Addiction

Launched by CAIRO UNIVERSITY · Dec 9, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking into a condition called De Quervain tenosynovitis, which causes pain in the wrist and thumb, and how it might affect medical students in Egypt who are addicted to their smartphones. The researchers want to find out how common this condition is among students who use their phones a lot. This study is not yet recruiting participants, but it aims to involve students aged 18 to 25 who use their smartphones frequently and score high on a smartphone addiction scale.

To be eligible for the study, students need to be healthy and without any current symptoms. They should own a smartphone and be willing to participate. However, students who have had wrist injuries, surgeries, or certain joint conditions, or who do not own a mobile phone, will not be included. If you are a medical student in Egypt who meets these criteria, you might have the chance to contribute to understanding how smartphone use impacts health. Participants can expect to share their smartphone usage habits and may undergo assessments related to their wrist health.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Asymptomatic students with normal healthy state
• • Any student in all the academic years with age 18-25
• • Addictive smart phone users with score over 31 for male and 33 for female students in smart phone addiction scale.
• • Who own or use mobile.
• • Both genders: male and female
• • Willing to participate.
• • Egyptian students
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Those who don't have mobile phone.
• • Any previous injury or trauma or surgery and a history of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and deformities and changes in the shape of the finger joints.
• • Those who are not willing to participate.
• • Non-Egyptian students.