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Investigating the Effects of Smartphone Use on the Masseter Muscle

NCT06408766 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2025-06-06

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Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the short- and long-term effects of smartphone use on the masseter muscle. In the short term, to investigate whether repetitive thumb movements during phone use will cause a spontaneous muscle activation and/or tenderness in the masseter muscle; in the long term, to investigate the relationship between strength change and tenderness of the tenar and masseter muscles depending on the intensity and duration of phone use.

Conditions

  • Smartphone Addiction
  • Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy
  • Masseter Muscle Spasm

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-01
Primary Completion
2025-01-01
Completion
2025-01-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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