Recruiting

Paraffin Wax & Rehabilitation Therapy

Sponsor:

Medstar Health Research Institute

Code:

NCT06786884

Conditions

Burn

Scar

Exercise Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

paraffin wax

standard of care exercise therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study is being done to test if paraffin wax can be used to improve the range of motion and function for scars across joints when used in combination with scar rehabilitation therapy sessions. For those randomized to receive it, the paraffin wax will be used alongside the participants' exercise therapy treatments. Currently, treatments that are used in addition to rehabilitation therapy for increasing range of motion across joints in the burn population are limited. By getting more information about how paraffin wax may or may not work, patients in the future that have scars may be able to be helped.

Conditions

Burn

Scar

Exercise Therapy

Study ID

NCT06786884

Start date

Jan 6, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2025

Completion date

Feb, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Patients with burn scar that crosses an upper or lower extremity joint (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle)
  • Patients that have been prescribed a rehabilitation program where paraffin wax could be used as an adjunct to rehab exercise therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Adults unable to provide informed consent
  • Injury etiology other than burn (ex: cutaneous trauma, cold injury, etc.)
  • Pregnant women
  • Prisoners

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Exercise Therapy Only

experimental: Exercise Therapy with Paraffin Wax Treatment

Interventions

paraffin wax

This is the treatment group that will receive exercise and paraffin wax

standard of care exercise therapy

This is the group that will only receive exercise therapy and no paraffin wax.

Primary outcome measure

  • Range of motion [ Time Frame: 4th exercise session, an average of 4 weeks post enrollment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

MedStar Washington Hosptial Center

Recruiting

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010

Contacts

Clinical Research Coordinator

202-877-5170FBSRLRESEARCH@medstar.net

Principal Investigator:

Bonnie C Carney, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Medstar Health Research Institute

Last update posted

Jun 13, 2025

Last verified

Jun, 2025

Keywords

  • paraffin wax
  • burn scar
  • scar
  • burn
  • range of motion

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Medstar Health Research Institute on 2025-06-13.