Clinical trial NCT06737991: Effects of Chest Expansion Exercises on Thoracic Expansion and VO2 Max in Children With Chest Burn
Official title: Effects of Chest Expansion Exercises on Thoracic Expansion and VO2 Max in Children With Chest Burn
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Burns Multiple
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-17
Enrollment: 33
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 5
Maximum age (years): 10
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: On the group of children with chest burn, thoracic expansion exercises will be applied and VO2 Max will be monitored.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Burns are injuries to the skin or tissues caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation. They can result from flames, hot solids, or liquids. In intensive care, physiotherapy often includes sitting exercises, passive motions, and active training, which are essential for recovery after burns. This study aims to evaluate the impact of chest expansion exercises using a stretch pole on chest expansion and VO2 max in children with chest burns. Conducted as a quasi-experimental study at Jinnah Burn Centre in Lahore, it will involve 33 participants selected through non-probability convenience sampling. Data collection will span six months. Thoracic expansion will be measured with an inch tape, and VO2 max will be calculated using a specific formula. Routine physiotherapy, including range of motion exercises and soft tissue massage, will be administered alongside chest expansion exercises for 20 minutes daily, five days a week, over three weeks.

Detailed description: Burns are a kind of injury that can occur to the skin or other tissues. Acute trauma can be brought on by heat, electricity, chemicals, friction, radiation, or other factors. Burns are a kind of injury that can occur to the skin or other tissues. Acute trauma can be brought on by heat, electricity, chemicals, friction, radiation, or other factors. Burn are many types of burn Flames (flame burns), hot solids (contact burns), or hot liquids (scalds). Sitting out of bed, passive motions, and active/assisted exercises were frequent physiotherapy therapies in the intensive care unit. After a burn injury, exercise training serves as a significant and useful technique for achieving physical health. The objective of this study is to check the effect of chest expansion exercises by using stretch pole on chest expansion and VO2 max in children with chest burn. This study will be a Quasi-Experimental study .Data will be collected from Jinnah Burn Centre, Lahore. Data will be collected within 6 month from approval date of synopsis. Sample size is 33. Non-probability convenience sampling technique will be used in this study. Thoracic expansion will be measured by inch tape and vo2 max will be calculated by using a formula. Routine physiotherapy will be provided to the subjects routinely with chest expansion exercises. In routine physiotherapy, Range of motion exercises, Soft tissue massage, positioning to prevent the pressure sores will be provided for almost 20 minutes. The chest expansion exercises will be provided to the patients by using stretch pole for 20 minutes. All the interventions will be given to patients for 5 days in a week on daily basis for 3 weeks

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age: 5- 10 years.
* Children with mild to moderate chest burn.
* Children with decreased mobility due to chest burn.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Chest burns with any post-burn complications,
* Neurological impairments,
* Contracture due to immobility,
* Infection due to chest burn.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Chest Expansion
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: VO2 Max
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Riphah International University
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Kashaf Ahmad, MS*
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Kaur D, Sharma N, Samuel AJ. Web-based E-survey in identifying current physiotherapy practices in paediatric burns. Burns. 2023 Sep;49(6):1474-1481. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2023.01.009. Epub 2023 Jan 25.