Efficacy of Whole-body Vibration on Balance Control, Postural Stability and Mobility After Thermal Burn Injuries. Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Thermal Burn
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Postural stability
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of whole-body vibration device on Balance control, postural Stability and mobility after thermal burn injuries.
Detailed Description
40 patients with deep second-degree burn involving the lower limbs and trunk (TBSA: 35-40%), will be randomly assigned either into the experimental group, received whole body vibration (WBV) plus the routine physical therapy program or the control group, received the same routine physical therapy program. All treatment interventions will be applied at a frequency of three sessions per week for 8 weeks. Anteroposterior stability (APS), Medial lateral stability (MLS), Time up and go test (TUG) test, and Berg balance scale will be the outcome measures of the study.
Investigators
Hadaya Mosaad
Lecturer, department of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy , Cairo university.
Cairo University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age ranged between 20 and 45 years,
- •Deep 2nd degree of thermal burn of lower limb and trunk with (35-40%) surface area of burn as measured by "rule of nine" method, with complete wound healing or after 6 weeks from the injury.
- •Body mass index of between 17 and 35, with no history of neurological disorders or injuries to the lower extremities.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients with open burn wound,
- •Patients diagnosed with acute rheumatoid arthritis,
- •Joint replacement within the past year,
- •History of traumatic spine within the past six months,
- •Prosthesis,
- •Recent fracture or bone disease.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Postural stability
Time Frame: 8 weeks of treatment
The antero-posterior stability index (APSI) was measured for all cases before and after eight weeks of treatment. This index will be standard deviations assessing fluctuations around the zero point (horizontal) rather than around a group mean. The APSI assessed the fluctuations from the horizontal along the AP on the BSS
Secondary Outcomes
- Time up and go test(8 weeks of treatment)