Smartphone addiction may worsen neck problems in arthritis patients

NCT ID NCT07627542

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Merve Şahin Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how heavy smartphone use impacts neck posture, muscle strength, balance, and tongue pressure in people with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis. Researchers will compare these patients to healthy individuals to separate the effects of the disease from the effects of phone use. The goal is to understand the link between smartphone addiction and physical problems like forward head posture.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

ankylosing spondylitis Internet Addiction Disorder Neck Pain rheumatoid arthritis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (AS) FORWARD HEAD POSTURE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA

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Locations

Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic
RECRUITING

Konya, Meram, 42090, Turkey (Türkiye)

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