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Virtual Reality-based Exercises on Postural Stability, Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Patients with Lower Extremity Burn: a Randomized Controlled Study
Led by Cairo University · Updated on 2025-02-12
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
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Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Burn injuries can be life-threatening and cause severe pain along with long-term health issues. Many patients experience psychological challenges after burns, with depression and anxiety being common. This research aims to assess how virtual reality-based exercises affect balance, depressive symptoms, and anxiety in adults who have suffered burns to their lower extremities. The study addresses a gap in knowledge about the potential benefits of virtual reality in this population. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive a virtual reality exercise program using the Wii Fit device for 30 minutes plus a standard physical therapy program for 60 minutes, three times a week for 12 weeks. The control group will only receive the standard physical therapy program on the same schedule. This design allows comparison of the effects of adding virtual reality exercises to usual therapy. Throughout the 12-week study, researchers will evaluate participants' balance using the Biodex Balance System. They will also measure depressive symptoms with the Beck Depression Inventory-II and assess anxiety with the Dutch version of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Participants will be monitored closely to understand how the interventions impact their physical stability and mental health over time.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Virtual Reality-based Exercises on Postural Stability, Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Patients with Lower Extremity Burn
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 35 and 55 years
- Weight between 60 and 85 kg
- Height between 155 and 170 cm
- Total burned surface area more than 40% measured by the rule of nines
- Thermal cause of burn
- Partial-thickness burn injury
- At least 3 months have passed since burn injuries
- Low physical activity level
You will not qualify if you...
- Inhalation injury
- Leg amputation
- Any limitation in lower limb range of motion
- Auditory or visual problems
- Congenital musculoskeletal deformities, especially in the foot
- Psychiatric disorders
- Paralysis
- Cardiac abnormalities or presence of cardiac pacemakers
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 12 weeks
Participants receive virtual reality-based exercises using the Wii Fit program combined with standard physical therapy or standard physical therapy alone.
3 sessions per week
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Faculty of Physical Therapy
Giza, Egypt
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Research Team
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Zeinab Abd El Fattah Ali Zeinab Abd El Fattah Ali, Assistant professor
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Nesma Morgan Allam Nesma Morgan Allam, assistant professor
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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