Gait Training in Patients With Burn Injury

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gait Training; Burns; Physical Functions

Treatments: Other: Gait Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03217526

GO 16/786

Details and patient eligibility

About

Twenty-four individuals with burn injury will be included in this study. Participants with burn injury will evaluate with the following assessment tools: Demographic datas; age, gender, height, body mass index; burn caharacteristics; type of burn injury, degree of burn injury, localization of burn injury and total burn surface area will be recorded. Gait parameters (step length, stride length, base support, step time, cycle time, cadence, velocity, single support, double support, swing ( % of gait cycle) and stance (% of gait cycle). will be recorded via GAITRite system.

Full description

Twenty-four individuals with lower extremity burn injury will be included in this study. Participants will be included if they are aged of 18-50, able to walk independently at least 10 meters.

Participants will be divided in two groups; Intervention and control groups. Intervention group: standart rehabilitation program and gait training on the overground will be applied.

Conntrol Group:standart rehabilitation program and gait training on the treadmill will be applied.

Rehabilitation program will applied by physiotherapist during the acute hospitalization. Standart rehabilitation will include active range of motion exercises, functional mobility, balance activities.

Participants will evaluate with the following assessment tools: Demographic datas; age, gender, height, body mass index; burn caharacteristics; type of burn injury, degree of burn injury, localization of burn injury and total burn surface area will be recorded. GAITRite system for gait parameters (step length, stride length, base support, step time, cycle time, cadence, velocity, single support, double support, swing ( % of gait cycle) and stance (% of gait cycle), timed up and go test (TUG) for dynamic balance and six minute walk test (6MWT) for exercise capacity, will be used. These evaluations will be made twice; initial (admission) and final (discharge).

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• participiants who have lower extremity burn injury and able to walk independently 10 meters

Exclusion criteria

• f there is a medical condition that prevents the ambulance of the individual and oxygen is needed for ambulance, participants will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Ex Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

EX: Standard exercise program (EX) (active range-of otion exercises, balance and mobility exercises) and walking training on the overground. This rehabilitation program physiotherapist will be applied to participants for five days a week. Walking training will be applied according to the gait speed determined by GAITRite computerized gait analysis system at initial assessment. Individuals will be instructed to walk with verbal commands and encourage them to continue their walk at constant speed.The duration of walking training will be recorded every day. The walking time will be determined according to the fatigue level of the individual. The level of fatigue of the individual will be questioned according to the modified borg scale.

Treatment:

Other: Gait Training

Ex +WT Group

Experimental group

Description:

Ex: A standard exercise (SE) (active range-of otion exercises, balance and mobility exercises) WT: walking training on the treadmill (WT). This rehabilitation program physiotherapist will be applied to participants for five days a week.Walking training will be applied according to the gait speed determined by GAITRite computerized gait analysis system at initial assessment. Individuals will be trained on the treadmill.The duration of walking training and the speed of walking training will be recorded every day. The walking time will be determined according to the fatigue level of the individual. The level of fatigue of the individual will be questioned according to the modified borg scale.

Treatment:

Other: Gait Training