NCT01433198

Aquatic Training in Patients With Severe Scarring

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aim: \- to investigate the effects of an aquatic exercise program in patients with severe scars Patient population: * 10 patients of at least 18 years old * patients with scars after burns or other severe skin injuries * stratification into two groups: an intervention group and a control group Method: * 8 patients will participate in the aquatic exercise group and 2 patients in the control group * assessment of physical fitness parameters, scar tissue and psychosocial impact Hypothesis: \- patients of the aquatic exercise group will recover sooner and better (physically and psychologically) than patients of the control group

Detailed description

Intervention: \- during 6 weeks patients will performed an aquatic exercise program (2 to 3 sessions a week) Assessment: * T0: post-hospitalisation status: body mass index, physical fitness, strength and respiratory function * T1: at baseline: body mass index, physical fitness, strength, respiratory function, exercise capacity, mobility, scar parameters and some questionnaires * T2: after 6 weeks training: same measurements as T1 * T3: 3 months after end of aquatic training: idem T1 * T4: 6 months after end of aquatic training: questionnaires * T5: 1 year after end of aquatic training: questionnaires

Conditions

• Burns
• Scar

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Aquatic training	Aquatic training during a 6 weeks program (15 to 18 sessions of 1 hour)

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-01
• Primary completion: 2019-05-01
• Completion: 2020-12-01
• First posted: 2011-09-13
• Last updated: 2023-12-20