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Phone overuse linked to worse headaches and sleep in new study

NCT ID NCT07292129

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Gulseren Demir Karakilic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study looked at whether smartphone addiction makes cervicogenic headache (head pain that starts from the neck) worse. Researchers compared 78 adults with and without this headache type, using surveys to measure phone use, pain, mood, sleep, and quality of life. The goal was to understand the link between heavy phone use and headache symptoms, not to test a treatment.

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Study facts

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Participants

78 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2025

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients diagnosed with cervicogenic headache according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, third edition, confirmed by a neurologist, were recruited from the outpatient clinics of the Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurology at Yozgat Bozok University. Age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers were recruited from the same community.

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Adults aged 18-65 years Literate and cognitively capable of completing questionnaires Willing to participate and provide written informed consent For the patient group: Diagnosis of cervicogenic headache based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders, third edition, confirmed by a neurologist For the control group: Healthy volunteers with no known medical conditions or active complaints, age- and sex-matched with patients Exclusion Criteria: Comorbidities that may affect pain perception or mood, including diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction, malignancy, chronic kidney disease, neurological diseases associated with neuropathic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or fibromyalgia Illiteracy or impaired communication Current use of medications that may interfere with outcome measures Withdrawal of consent at any stage

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder Depression Internet Addiction Disorder Parasomnias Post-Traumatic Headache

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cervicogenic headache Smartphone addiction

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Yozgat Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Yozgat, Yozgat, 66100, Turkey (Türkiye)

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