Vibration therapy shows promise for burn recovery in children
NCT ID NCT06116227
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding whole-body vibration training to standard physical therapy helps children aged 10-16 recover from severe burns on their legs and trunk. 60 children participated, half receiving vibration therapy plus exercise, and half receiving exercise alone. The goal was to see if vibration could improve balance and stability after burn injuries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Whole-body vibration training on a platform (Power Plate) plus standard physical therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help children with burn injuries regain balance and movement faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with only 60 participants. Results may not apply to all burn patients, and the benefits may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age will range from 10 to 16 years 2. Patients of both sexes. 3. Participants have 25-40 % partial and full thickness burn of the lower limb and trunk. 4. Participants with complete wound healing or after 35-58 days from the start day of the injury. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with open burn wounds in any area of the body. 2. Patients diagnosed with acute rheumatoid arthritis 3. Diabetes, neuropathy, and neurological disorders. 4. Severe behavioral cognitive disorders. 5. Previous brain injury or any disease affecting balance, vestibular or visual disorders. 6. Patients with a history of traumatic spine within the past six months. 7. Patients with a prosthesis, Leg amputation, lower limb deformity, recent fracture or bone disease.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hadaya Mosaad Eladl
Cairo, 12322, Egypt
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