Clinical trial NCT06400576: Smartphone & Headphone Effects on Baropodometric Parameters
Official title: Effects of Smartphone and Headphone Usage on Baropodometric Parameters in Healthy Individuals
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Smartphone Addiction
Postural; Defect
Dual Task
Keywords: Postural oscillation
Headphone use
Messaging
Balance
Gait
Foot Pressure Distrubition
Smartphone addiction
Daily activites
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-06
Enrollment: 35
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 35
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Healthy young people who are volunteering to participate the study.

Brief summary: The goal of this observational study is to observe baropodometric parameters such as postural sway and foot pressure distrubiton in healthy young participants between the ages of 18-35. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* How does headphone usage affect baropodometric parameters in healthy young individuals?
* How does texting affect baropodometric parameters in healthy young individuals?
* How does headphone usage while texting affect baropodometric parameters in healthy young individuals?

Participants will:

* Only be evaluated once.
* Stand on the Baropodometric device platform while standing, texting, listening to music, texting while listening to music for the static and posturographic balance evaluation.
* Walk on the baropdometric device platform while standing, texting, listening to music, texting while listening to music for dynamic evaluation.

Detailed description: During our daily lives, the individuals perform many functions simultaneously. Two devices that modern technology has brought us are headphones and mobile phones, both of which are commonly used. Studies have shown that posture oscillation changes during walking while using a phone, but same studies also stated that more comprehensive studies are needed. There is no study in the literature that examines postural oscillation and foot pressure distribution while listening to music with headphones and messaging. The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the postural oscillation and foot pressure distribution during headphone use and messaging in healthy participants aged 18-35. The sample size of 35 participants was determined based on a similar study example using G-Power analysis. Participants will be assesed at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. Participants will be selected based on eligibility criteria, and there will be only one group in the study; therefore, randomization will not be performed. Participants enrolled in the study will be evaluated using the FreeMED force platform (Sensor Medica, Italy). The platform itself is 40x40 cm in size and comes with two plates, each one meter long. When all components are assembled, a continuous surface of 2.4 meters is obtained. Participants will participate in static, posturographic, and dynamic evaluations. In each evaluation, participants will first stand still, then put on headphones and listen to music at 80 decibels with a tempo of 130 bpm, then type a message, and finally type a message while listening to music. Static evaluation will provide information about foot pressure distribution; posturographic evaluation will include Romberg tests with eyes open, eyes closed, standing on one foot, and standing on two feet; and dynamic evaluation will assess participants' walking phases and speed. The statistical analysis of the study will be performed using SPSS 23.0 software.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Agreeing to participate in the study voluntarily,
* Being between the ages of 18-35

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not agreeing to participate in the study voluntarily.
* Having a congenital spinal cord anomaly
* Existing neurological, orthopedic, inflammatory, cardiovascular, rheumatological, vestibular problems
* Having a surgical history of the spinal region

Primary outcomes:
measure: Baropodometer assessments- Static pressure distribution
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Baropodometer assessments- Posturographic center of gravity
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Baropodometer assessments- Posturographic oscillations
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Baropodometer assesments - Posturographic Sway Length
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Baropodometer assesments - Posturographic Displacement Towards X and Y axis
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Baropodometer assessments- Posturographic average sway velocity
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Baropodometer assessments- Dynamic average surface
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Baropodometer assessments- Dynamic average speed
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Baropodometer assesments - Dynamic Gait Phase Durations
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Feet Loading Pattern - Dynamic Longitudinal Arc
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Feet Loading Pattern - Forefoot Reatfoot Load
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
measure: Feet Loading Pattern - Medial Lateral Load
timeFrame: through study intervention, an average of 15 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Forward Head Posture
timeFrame: At Baseline
measure: New York Posture Assesment
timeFrame: At Baseline
measure: International Physical Activity Questionnaire
timeFrame: At Baseline
measure: The Cognitive Flexibility Inventory
timeFrame: At Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Hatice Cetin
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Hacettepe University
Study officials:
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Hatice Cetin
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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