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Chitosan Phonophresis on Cervical IN Smartphone Addicted Users

ConditionCervical Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age16-18
SponsorOctober 6 University

About this trial

A phonophoresis-based drug delivery system is a synchronous approach to improve local drug penetration in neuromuscular diseases associated with neuronal damage, excruciating pain, and local inflammation. Chitosan, a semi-synthetic material, is obtained by partial deacetylation of chitin amines, resulting in copolymers of N-acetylglucosamine and N-glucosamine. Its use has been explored in various biomaterial and medical applications. Chitosan has emerged as a cost-effective, biocompatible, and biodegradable material with many desirable biological properties, improvement of homeostasis and antiviral potential. Chitosan was found to suppress pro-inflammatory cytokines and decreased peripheral nerve edema, the polycationic nature of chitosan allows it to absorb protons, which reduces inflammation and provides an analgesic effect.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Their age will be ranged from 16-18 years

body mass index will be 26.58 kg/m2.

used a smart phone for more than 1 year for at least 2 hours per day

complaining of neck pain after using a smart phone, addiction to smart phone in accordance with the smart phone addiction scale (SAS)

Disqualifiers

any previous head and neck injuries or surgeries

any congenital abnormalities or symptomatic deformity in either the cervical or the lumbar spine

any uncorrected visual or auditory problems, dizziness, vertigo and headache

any systematic diseases, any addiction to alcohol, any additive drugs and sedatives within 48 hours previous to tests

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Chitosan Phonophresis

    Drug

    Chitosan Phonophresis, three times per week for four weeks.

  • selected physical therapy exercise

    Other intervention

    selected neck exercise and electrotherapy on cervical region

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: study groupExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: control groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV)

SAS-SV was psychometrically robust in measuring the severity of smartphone addiction

Time frame
four weeks
2

The visual analogue scale

was utilized to evaluate pre- and post-treatment neck pain

Time frame
four weeks
3

Neck disability index

assess how neck pain and other symptoms manifested during various functional activities. Ndi had been reported as a reliable (Cronbach's alpha: 0.89) and valid instrument to evaluate self-rated disability in patients with neck pain

Time frame
four weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Cervical ROM

Cervical active ROM will be measured for each participant in the study by digital goniometer device.

Time frame
four weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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October 6 University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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