burn wounds
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18-65 years, admitted to the Martini Hospital Burn Center with burns covering 15% or more of total body surface area (TBSA).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - only facial burns - contraindications for MRI studies - inability to perform bicycle exercise - contra-indications for high intensity exercise testing - known coronary artery disease, positive history for angina pectoris, or changes on ECG suggestive of previous ischaemia without a negative stress test - intercurrent illness which may influence exercise tolerance (anaemia, musculoskeletal injury, or other undiagnosed illness under investigation) - pre-existing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - pregnancy or current breastfeeding, or females not taking the oral contraceptive pill - any other cause which in the opinion of the investigators, may affect the volunteers ability to participate in the study - insufficient proficiency in Dutch or English to the extent that clear communication is not possible - loss of, or an inability to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In vivo intramuscular steady-state levels of inorganic phosphate (Pi), phoshocreatine (PCr), and pH at rest versus (prolonged) exercise, and the dynamics of Pi, PCr and pH recovery following exercise. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Body composition - body height (m) - body weight (kg) - waist circumference (cm) • Muscle strength - maximal isokinetic leg muscle strength (Newton), including Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score for pain assessment during the test - grip strength (Newton) • Aerobic exercise capacity - VO2max, FATMAX, peak work rate, peak heart rate, and percentage heart rate recovery after 1 and 2 minutes - subjective fatigue and muscle ache score after CPET (scale 0-10) • Prolonged exercise - completion of 35 min upright bicycling bout at FATMAX (yes/no; if no, #minutes) - completion of 10 min supine bicycling bout at FATMAX in scanner (yes/no; if no, #minutes) - subjective fatigue and muscle ache score after each exercise bout (scale 0-10) • Activity and fatigue - Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire - Brief Fatigue Inventory | — |
Countries
Netherlands