Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia.

NCT ID: NCT02515565

Last Updated: 2018-07-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-09-30

Study Completion Date

2018-07-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Acute respiratory infections are the fourth cause of hospitalization in elderly. Hospital admissions due to pneumonia range from the 1.1 and 4 per 1,000 patients, increasing with age. Hospitalization causes a decline in physical and functional status. Physical impairment involves a higher risk of disability and mortality in elderly people. Various studies have examined the impact of hospitalization in patients with respiratory pathology, and it has been shown that hospitalization implies a significant physical impairment in patients admitted for pneumonia showing that this deterioration increases with age. That highlights 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

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Pneumonia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Experimental group

Patients with a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia will be included in this group. They will be included in a physiotherapy program added to the standard medical treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy program

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Control group

Patients with a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia will be included in this group. They will receive only the standard medical treatment based on cephalosporin with or without erythromycin.

Group Type OTHER

cephalosporin with or without erythromycin

Intervention Type DRUG

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.

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type DRUG

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Standard medical treatment Physiotherapy Electrostimulation Respiratory exercises

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of pneumonia.
* No contraindication of physiotherapy.
* Signed written consent.
* Medical approval for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

* Contraindications of physiotherapy.
* Neurological, orthopedic or heart disease.
* Prosthetic devices in lower limbs.
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad de Granada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marie Carmen Valenza

PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad de Granada

Locations

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Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Granada.

Granada, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD

Role: CONTACT

958 248035

Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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M. Carmen, Ph, MD

Role: primary

958 248035

References

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Lopez-Lopez L, Torres-Sanchez I, Rodriguez-Torres J, Cabrera-Martos I, Ortiz-Rubio A, Valenza MC. Does adding an integrated physical therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy to standard rehabilitation improve functional outcome in elderly patients with pneumonia? A randomised controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2019 Nov;33(11):1757-1766. doi: 10.1177/0269215519859930. Epub 2019 Jun 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31244327 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DF0057UG

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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