Interventions For Neck Pain In Relation to Internet Usage

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

Official Title
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A Comparıson Of Different Interventions For Neck Paın In Relation to Internet Usage Rates

Conditions
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Internet Addiction

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: postural exercise
* Behavioral: aerobic exercise


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 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. Exclusion Criteria: 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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Months
Maximum Age: 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: postural exercise<br>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. | Behavioral: postural exercise<br>* The exercises consisted of 4-way neck isometric exercises and stretching exercises for the activation of deep cervical flexors (chin tuck exercise) and combined with this exercise. This protocol consisted of protocols studied in similar studies.<br>|
| Active Comparator: aerobic exercise<br>An 8-week walking program was planned for Group 2 using pedometer feedback as a motivational tool. | Behavioral: aerobic exercise<br>* The walking program was carried out daily on a flat surface with a target of 7000 steps. This goal is based on the American College of Sports Medicine reports on the minimum recommended levels of physical activity required to achieve health benefits, which includes several design elements.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| internet addiction scale | 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 | 8 weeks | 
| Disability Index | 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 | 8 weeks | 
| Physical Activity Index | 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). | 8 weeks | 
| stress scale | 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 . | 8 weeks | 
| Sleep Quality Index | 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 | 8 weeks | 
| anxiety scale | 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 | 8 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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addiction, internet