Xbox Kinect Promote Physical Fitness and Lean Mass in Severely Burned Children
- Conditions
- Burns
- Interventions
- Other: Xbox trainingOther: Control group
- Registration Number
- NCT04350034
- Lead Sponsor
- Qassim University
- Brief Summary
The outcome measures included quadriceps muscle strength as measured using an isokinetic dynamometer, LBM is measured by DEXA and cardiopulmonary fitness was assessed by measuring VO2 peak during a standardized treadmill exercise test using the modified Bruce protocol. All outcome measures were evaluated immediately after discharge as baseline and after 12 weeks of intervention.
- Detailed Description
Forty healed pediatric burn patients (24 boys and 16 girls), aged 10 - 15 years, were enrolled from the outpatient clinic in the faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university, Egypt. The inclusion criteria were: total body surface area (TBSA) of 40-60%, being ambulatory without an assistant. The exclusion criteria included metabolic disorders, neuropathy, visual or vestibular disorders, amputation, participation in another study, any adverse medication reactions, history of epilepsy, loss of balance, and lower or upper limb deformity. All patients received similar standard medical care and treatment from the time of admission until the time of discharge.
Total burn surface area was assessed by the "modified Lund and Browder charts" method during excisional surgery immediately following hospital admittance. Informed written consent was obtained from each patient's guardian prior to enrollment.
All procedures were approved by the ethical committee of the faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university, Giza, Egypt. After consent was obtained, patients were randomly assigned to standard of care group (SOC) or Xbox training group (Xbox).
The Xbox group participated in a 12-week of routine physiotherapy program supplemented with Xbox training program (N=20). In contrast, the SOC group participated in the routine physiotherapy program (N=20).
A normal activity of daily living (ADL), diet and patient's lifestyle were maintained for all participants as much as possible.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
- total body surface area (TBSA) of 40-60%.
- being ambulatory without an assistant.
- metabolic disorders.neuropathy.
- visual or vestibular disorders.
- amputation.
- participation in another study.
- history of epilepsy.
- loss of balance.
- lower or upper limb deformity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Xbox training group Control group The study group received Xbox training plus routine physical therapy protocol treatment. The dose of Xbox training was 50 min, three times a week for 12 weeks, using the Xbox gaming system (Xbox 360 Kinect console; Microsoft Inc., Redmond, Washington, USA). Xbox training group Xbox training The study group received Xbox training plus routine physical therapy protocol treatment. The dose of Xbox training was 50 min, three times a week for 12 weeks, using the Xbox gaming system (Xbox 360 Kinect console; Microsoft Inc., Redmond, Washington, USA). Control group Control group patients participated in a routine physical therapy protocol (RPTP) including joint range of motion exercises (ROM), muscle stretching technique, splinting, daily walking, and ADL training.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VO2 peak after 12 weeks of treatment determined using a Graded Exercise Test (GXT) using a modified Bruce protocol treadmill test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Isokinetic testing Muscle strength after 12 weeks of treatment assessed using a Biodex dynamometer (Biodex Medical System, Shirley, NY,USA ).