NCT04870528

Adjunctive Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field on Quadriceps Muscle Strength After Burn Injury

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Walaa Abd Elaziem Abd Elaziz · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 25 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine whether Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy combined with strengthening exercises will have a positive effect on quadriceps muscle strength in lower limb burn .

Detailed description

• Subjects: Sixty patients with lower limb burn, subdivided into two groups each one has 30 patients. * Group (A) = Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy and quadriceps strengthening exercises group. * Group (B) = quadriceps strengthening exercises group. • Equipment and tools: 1. Measurements tools: Isokinetic dynamometer : to measure the quadriceps muscle peak torque before the treatment and after 8 weeks of treatment for both groups. 2. Therapeutic tools: Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy device and free weights for strengthening of quadriceps muscle.

Conditions

• Lower Limb Burn

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	pulsed electromagnetic field device	the pulsed electromagnetic field device treatment parameters will be set as 15 Hz frequency, 20 gauss amplitude, and 20 minutes as total treatment duration.
OTHER	Free weights for Strengthening Exercise	• Parameters of the exercise program: Intensity : The weight or load the patients lifted is set at 50-60% of their individual 1RM , 3 sets of 10 repetitions during the first week. During the second week, the lifting load is increased to 70-75% (3 sets of 10 repetitions) of their individual 1RM and continued for weeks 2-6. After this, training intensity is increased to 80-85% of the 1 RM and implemented from weeks 7-8. Frequency: 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks. Number of repetitions: 3 sets,10 repetitions in each set. Total treatment duration: 8 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-04-25
• Primary completion: 2022-05-15
• Completion: 2022-05-30
• First posted: 2021-05-03
• Last updated: 2022-03-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt