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It is understood that the use of other resources, particularly technological ones, associated with conventional rehabilitation could overcome these constraints and thereby optimize the rehabilitation program and health outcomes. The objective of this study is to synthesize the available evidence on the use of exergames in rehabilitation programs for burn patients. This systematic review was developed following the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). The search was conducted in the following databases: Medline\u00ae, CINAHL\u00ae, Sports Discus\u00ae, Cochrane\u00ae, and Scopus\u00ae during May 2025. The PRISMA Checklist Model was used to organize the information from the selected studies. Seven RCTs were included, involving a total of 236 participants. Outcomes related to the use of exergames in the rehabilitation of burn patients were identified, including increased range of motion, functionality, strength, speed of movement, improved balance, reduced fear and pain, and satisfaction with the technological resource used. It is believed that the results of this review, which confirmed the advantage of using exergames, such as Nintendo Wii, PlayStation, Xbox Kinect, or Wii Fit, to optimize the functionality of burn patients, can support clinical decision-making and encourage the integration of exergames to improve rehabilitation programs for burn patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ebj6040060","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,27]],"date-time":"2025-11-27T11:50:13Z","timestamp":1764244213000},"page":"60","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exergames in the Rehabilitation of Burn Patients: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"6","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8056-7178","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Santos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Prelada Hospital, Burn Unit, 4250-448 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9505-5730","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"INESC TEC, Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7251-5829","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carla S\u00edlvia","family":"Fernandes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, 4900-314 Castelo, Portugal"},{"name":"Aditgames, Association for Innovation, Technologies and Games in Health, 4490-565 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"107587","DOI":"10.1016\/j.burns.2025.107587","article-title":"The effect of music therapy on background pain, anxiety, depression, vital signs, and medication usage in adult burn patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A randomized controlled trial","volume":"51","author":"Ettenberger","year":"2025","journal-title":"Burns"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"107415","DOI":"10.1016\/j.burns.2025.107415","article-title":"A clinical study on the evaluation of rehabilitation outcomes in patients with deep hand burns using hand strength monitoring","volume":"51","author":"Ba","year":"2025","journal-title":"Burns"},{"key":"ref_3","first-page":"1621","article-title":"Effects of rehabilitation treatments jointly considered by physiatrists and rehabilitation therapists in patients with severe burn injury","volume":"50","author":"Kondo","year":"2024","journal-title":"Burns"},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Varzeshi, M., Deldar, K., Tavousi, S.H., Froutan, R., and Nezami, H. 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