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Frenkel Exercises on Balance and Quality of Life Post Burns

NCT07566442 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2026-05-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Seventy patients of both sexes with thermal burn injuries, aged 25 to 45 years, will participate in this study. The participants will be randomly selected from the Outpatient Clinic of the Faculty of Physical Therapy. They will be randomly assigned into two equal groups, 35 patients each (study group and control group). Group A (Study Group): Patients in this group will receive Frenkel exercises in addition to a traditional physiotherapy program comprising stretching, strengthening exercises and scar management, 3 times a week for 8 weeks. While, Group B (Control Group): Patients in this group will receive traditional physiotherapy program, 3 times a week for 8 weeks.

Conditions

  • Burns
  • Lower Limb Burn Injury

Interventions

OTHER

frenkel exercises

The program was conducted three times per week for eight weeks, with 30-minute sessions performed under visual guidance using slow, controlled, and repetitive movements to enhance coordination and balance. Exercises progressed from supine (hip, knee, and coordination tasks) to sitting (controlled leg movements and functional transitions), and then to standing activities focusing on static balance (weight shifting, narrow base, tandem stance). Finally, dynamic balance and gait training were introduced, including forward, sideways, and backward walking.

OTHER

traditional physical therapy programme

Participants received a supervised traditional physiotherapy program three times per week for eight weeks. Each 45-minute session included stretching exercises for the calf and hamstring muscles, followed by range of motion (ROM) and progressive strengthening exercises for the lower limbs using free weights. Training intensity progressed from 50%-60% of 3RM in the first week to 80%-85% by weeks 7-8, with three sets of ten repetitions per exercise. Scar management included 15-20 minutes of deep friction massage, along with skin mobilization techniques. Additionally, customized pressure garments (25-40 mmHg) were used throughout the day, except during hygiene and exercise sessions, with silicone materials applied in areas requiring additional pressure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • yasmeen hamada lotfy mohamed · Ethical Committee Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-20
Primary Completion
2026-10-15
Completion
2026-11-12

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