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Effects of Wii Fit rehabilitation on lower extremity functional status in adults with severe burns: a randomized controlled trial [with consumer summary]
Basha MA, Abdel-Aal NM, Kamel FAH
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2022 Feb;103(2):289-296
clinical trial
8/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: Yes; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: Yes; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: Yes; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of the Wii Fit rehabilitation program in addition to a standard physical therapy program (SPTP) on lower extremity functional status and functional mobility in adults with severe burns after hospital discharge. DESIGN: A single-blinded, parallel groups randomized controlled trial. SETTINGS: Outpatient rehabilitation center. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-four patients, 31.3 +/- 7.3 years old, with lower extremity deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burn and total body surface area of more than 40% were allocated randomly into two equal groups. INTERVENTION: The Wii Fit group received the Wii Fit program for thirty minutes in addition to SPTP for sixty minutes, while the SPTP group received SPTP only. The intervention was three sessions a week for 12 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome measurements were functional status and functional mobility, which were assessed by the high mobility assessment tool, Lower Limb Functional Index, and Timed-up and go test. The secondary outcomes included exercise capacity, muscle strength, and balance measured by the six-minute walk test, isokinetic muscle strength assessment, and stability index. All the outcome measures were collected at the baseline and after 12 weeks of intervention. RESULTS: After 12 weeks of intervention, there were statistically significant differences between groups in all outcome measures in favor of the Wii Fit group (p < 0.001). Also, statistically significant differences were found in all the measured outcomes after 12 weeks of intervention in each group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Patients with lower extremity burns who received the Wii Fit program in addition to the SPTP had better improvements in lower limb functional status, functional mobility, exercise capacity, muscle strength and balance than patients who received SPTP alone. The Wii fit program was a useful adjunctive therapy in rehabilitating adults with lower extremity burn injury.

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