Smartphone addiction may worsen neck problems in arthritis patients
NCT ID NCT07627542
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.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic
RECRUITINGKonya, Meram, 42090, Turkey (Türkiye)
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Which exercise fixes desk posture and pain? a Head-to-Head test
- Could a gut microbiome transplant ease axial spondyloarthritis?
- Can wearable tech and apps fix poor posture better than exercise alone?
- Could a simple blood test flag heart risk in rheumatoid arthritis?
- Learning to Self-Care: a new approach to ease RA stiffness?
- Can a new shoulder implant restore Pain-Free movement?