Whole Body Vibration and Virtual Reailtry on Quadriceps Strength and Activity of Daily Living in Children With Burn

The Effect of Two Proprioceptive Stimulations on Quadriceps Strength and Activity of Daily Living in Children With Burn

Burns are injuries that can have both local and systemic effects and are brought on by biological, chemical, electrical, and physical factors. Mobility is a significant problem for burn patients in terms of their quality of life since the burn injury affects their capacity to participate in activities of daily living. The immobility of the patient has a major impact on their physical health. The aim of current study was to compare between the effect of virtual reality and whole body vibration as two methods of proprioceptive stimulation on quadriceps strength and activity of daily living in children with burn.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Virtual Reality; Whole Body Vibration
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: whole bady vibration and virtual reality

Detailed Description

The current study is pre-post experimental study which was carried out from January 2024 to June 2024. A stratified and convenience sampling technique was used to select the study participants taking into consideration the inclusion criteria. Forty children with lower limb thermal burn were selected from Ahlah Misr Burn Hospital to participate in this study. They were selected according to the following inclusion criteria: a) Both sexes were included, b) Children with unilateral front thigh thermal burn of deep partial thickness of dermis (second degree) burns, c) Their ages ranged from 6 to 12 years, d) They can assume standing position. A child who had one or more of the following criteria was excluded from the study: a) 1st, 3rd and 4th degrees of burn, b) Other types of burn rather than thermal, c) Neurological or neuromuscular disorders, d) Dermatological disorders, e) Visual or hearing disorder, f) Child with contractures or lower limbs on fixed deformities. Subjects who met the previous mentioned criteria were randomly assigned into two study groups of equal numbers Study I & study II using sealed envelope. Study group I were treated by a conventional physical therapy program directed towards improving the condition of the patient function in addition to whole body vibration therapy. Study group II were treated by a Wii-fit therapy program in a form of virtual reality treatment program in addition to the same conventional physical therapy program given to patients in the study group I.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Married
    • Giza, Married, Egypt, 12668
      • Mostafa S Ali

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Both sexes were included
2. Children with unilateral front thigh thermal burn of deep partial thickness of dermis (second degree) burns
3. Their ages ranged from 6 to 12 years, d) They can assume standing position

Exclusion Criteria:

1. 1st, 3rd and 4th degrees of burn
2. Other types of burn rather than thermal
3. Neurological or neuromuscular disorders
4. Dermatological disorders
5. Visual or hearing disorder
6. Child with contractures or lower limbs on fixed deformities.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: virtual reality	Device: whole bady vibration and virtual reality; study group I received a whole body vibration program in addition to a conventional physical therapy program, and study group II received a Wii-fit therapy program (a virtual reality treatment program) in addition to the same. A two-month treatment program was implemented for both groups. Every child in both groups had the same evaluation processes, which included using the Physical Self Maintenance Scale (PSMS) for daily living activities and a dynamometer to measure quadriceps muscular strength. Evaluation was done prior to the start of treatment and was done again after one month (post I) and two months (post II).
Experimental: whole body vibration	Device: whole bady vibration and virtual reality; study group I received a whole body vibration program in addition to a conventional physical therapy program, and study group II received a Wii-fit therapy program (a virtual reality treatment program) in addition to the same. A two-month treatment program was implemented for both groups. Every child in both groups had the same evaluation processes, which included using the Physical Self Maintenance Scale (PSMS) for daily living activities and a dynamometer to measure quadriceps muscular strength. Evaluation was done prior to the start of treatment and was done again after one month (post I) and two months (post II).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
quadriceps strength	measurement of quadriceps power by Baseline Economy Mechanical Push/Pull	2 months
activities of daily living	measurement od ADL by Physical Self Maintenance Scale. the score is 1 and zero the better score is 1	2 MONTHS

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 10, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 17, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): June 17, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 22, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 25, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 25, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 22, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Virtual reality; Burn; Whole body vibration; proprioceptive stimulation; Activity of daily living
• Other Study ID Numbers: P.T.REC/012/ 005015

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: 2 MONTHS
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No