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Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia.

NCT02515565 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-07-12

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Summary

Acute respiratory infections are the fourth cause of hospitalization in elderly. Various studies have examined the impact of hospitalization in patients with respiratory pathology, showing the need of interventions in order to reduce the impact of hospitalization. The objective of this study is to examine whether a physical therapy intervention can reduce impairment in patients hospitalized due to pneumonia.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

cephalosporin with or without erythromycin

Second- or third-generation cephalosporin (cefuroxime, cefotaxime, or ceftriaxone) with or without erythromycin, given parenterally; parenteral therapy should continue until the patient has been afebrile for more than 24 hours and oxygen saturation exceeds 95 percent.

OTHER

Physiotherapy program

The physiotherapy treatment will be performed during the hospitalization, every day during 45-60 minutes added to the standard medical treatment. I will include breathing exercises, electrostimulation in quadriceps with voluntary contraction and exercises with theraband.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Granada

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD · Universidad de Granada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2018-04-30
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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