Burn
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Ages were between 20 and 50 years old patients had hypertrophic scars for 3–12 months after a second or third-degree thermal burn at the upper limb, lower limb, or trunk.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients had electrical or chemical burns. keloid, open wound. Peripheral vascular diseases, previous scars in the treated area. Skin disease, diabetes, arrhythmias, pacemaker implantation. Tumors, being pregnant. Patients had any other treatments for scar area (in the tested region) under investigation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Each scar characteristic was assessed with a Modified Vancouver Scar Scale and separately scored with 0 scores as referred to normal skin and higher scores as referred to greater pathology. These characteristics include; Pigmentation {scores: normal (0), hypopigmentation (1), mixed pigmentation (2) and hyperpigmentation (3)},Vascularity {scores: normal (0), pink (1), red (2), and purple (3) }, Pliability {scores: normal (0), supple (1), yielding (2), firm (3) banding (4) and contracture (5) }, and Height {scores: normal or flat (0), 0-1mm (1), 1-2mm (2), 2-4mm(3), and >4mm(4) } The summation of characteristics scores is commonly used to assess the overall severity of the scars | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The patient’s pain and itching from the scar were evaluated by a visual analog scale (VAS) as each patient determined the level of his/her pain and itching by a number located between 0 and 10. Zero refers to very low pain and itching, whereas 10 refers to severe pain and itching. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactNabil Abdel Aal
Lecturer of physical Therapy
Outcome results
None listed