Paraffin Wax and Exercise Prospective
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMedstar Health Research Institute
About this trial
This study is being done to test if paraffin wax can be used to improve the range of motion and function for scars across joints when used in combination with scar rehabilitation therapy sessions. For those randomized to receive it, the paraffin wax will be used alongside the participants' exercise therapy treatments. Currently, treatments that are used in addition to rehabilitation therapy for increasing range of motion across joints in the burn population are limited. By getting more information about how paraffin wax may or may not work, patients in the future that have scars may be able to be helped.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥ 18 years
Patients with burn scar that crosses an upper or lower extremity joint (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle)
Patients that have been prescribed a rehabilitation program where paraffin wax could be used as an adjunct to rehab exercise therapy
Disqualifiers
Adults unable to provide informed consent
Injury etiology other than burn (ex: cutaneous trauma, cold injury, etc.)
Pregnant women
Prisoners
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- paraffin wax
- standard of care exercise therapy
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov