Frenkel Exercises on Balance and Quality of Life Post Burns

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-45
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

Seventy patients of both sexes with thermal burn injuries, aged 25 to 45 years, will participate in this study. The participants will be randomly selected from the Outpatient Clinic of the Faculty of Physical Therapy. They will be randomly assigned into two equal groups, 35 patients each (study group and control group). Group A (Study Group): Patients in this group will receive Frenkel exercises in addition to a traditional physiotherapy program comprising stretching, strengthening exercises and scar management, 3 times a week for 8 weeks. While, Group B (Control Group): Patients in this group will receive traditional physiotherapy program, 3 times a week for 8 weeks.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Body mass index (BMI) between 25-30 kg/m²

Total body surface area (TBSA) 30%-45% determined by rule of nines

Second-degree thermal burns affecting the lower limbs

After full wound healing

Disqualifiers

Open wounds in or near the treatment area

Chemical or electrical burns or inhalation injuries

Musculoskeletal conditions affecting exercise or testing, or visual/hearing impairments

Uncontrolled cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • frenkel exercises
  • traditional physical therapy programme

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators