Acceptability and feasibility of exercise therapy in an aquatic environment for patients after burn injury

Completed

Conditions: burns
thermal injury
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Registration Number: NL-OMON43883

Lead Sponsor: Maasstadziekenhuis

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- competent (as determined by the treating burn physician)
- adult (18 years or older)
- been admitted to the burn centre and continuing with outpatient treatment
- healed or almost healed burns
- have an indication for exercise therapy (as indicated by the rehabilitation physician)

Exclusion Criteria

Excluded will be patients with unsufficient understanding of the Dutch language to be able to follow instructions and / or give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Acceptability of exercise therapy in an aquatic environment.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study parameters are the following.<br /><br>* Feasibility:<br /><br>- ratio of the number of patients that participated in aquatic exercise therapy<br /><br>and the total number of eligible patients<br /><br>- attendance rate of both forms of exercise therapy<br /><br>- short questionnaire, to be filled out by patients having opted for exercise<br /><br>therapy on land, including items why they did not want or were able to<br /><br>participate in the aquatic exercise therapy<br /><br>- complications, with specific attention to problems related to wound healing<br /><br>and infection<br /><br>* Recovery of activities and health related quality of life.<br /><br><br /><br>Other study parameters:<br /><br>* Enjoyment.<br /><br>* Self-efficacy<br /><br>* Profile of (non)participants: appearance, previous activity habits, patient<br /><br>and burn characteristics</p><br>