To investigate the acceptability and feasibility of exercise therapy in an aquatic environment by patients after burn injury.
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Brief title
Condition
- Muscle disorders
- Epidermal and dermal conditions
Synonym
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Acceptability of exercise therapy in an aquatic environment.
Secondary outcome
Secondary study parameters are the following.
* Feasibility:
- ratio of the number of patients that participated in aquatic exercise therapy
and the total number of eligible patients
- attendance rate of both forms of exercise therapy
- short questionnaire, to be filled out by patients having opted for exercise
therapy on land, including items why they did not want or were able to
participate in the aquatic exercise therapy
- complications, with specific attention to problems related to wound healing
and infection
* Recovery of activities and health related quality of life.
Other study parameters:
* Enjoyment.
* Self-efficacy
* Profile of (non)participants: appearance, previous activity habits, patient
and burn characteristics
Background summary
A substantial number of people who have sustained a burn injury will need to
regain their former fitness and activity levels after hospitalisation. Exercise
therapy can help, and has proven to be effective in patients with burns.
Whether exercise therapy is land or water based, the effect is largely
comparable. The relevance, added value however, of exercise therapy in an
aquatic environment is in lowering the threshold of becoming active by offering
an environment that, among many other things, makes movement easier and is
safe. However, the aquatic environment may in itself be a barrier e.g.
requiring more planning and people may have problems exposing themselves in
swimsuit.
Study objective
To investigate the acceptability and feasibility of exercise therapy in an
aquatic environment by patients after burn injury.
Study design
Observational study
Study burden and risks
Participation in aquatic exercise therapy is by choice (patients have a
clinical indication for exercise therapy, and can choose to do this on land)
and is scheduled in combination with patients* standard follow-up appointments,
the burden of this study is primarily filling out the questionnaires.
Maasstadweg 21
Rotterdam 3097 DZ
NL
Maasstadweg 21
Rotterdam 3097 DZ
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- competent (as determined by the treating burn physician)
- adult (18 years or older)
- been admitted to the burn centre and continuing with outpatient treatment
- healed or almost healed burns
- have an indication for exercise therapy (as indicated by the rehabilitation physician)
Exclusion criteria
Excluded will be patients with unsufficient understanding of the Dutch language to be able to follow instructions and / or give informed consent
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL54712.101.16 |
| Other | OND1359297 |
| OMON | NL-OMON23053 |