Monitoring of Lung Sounds of Patients With Pneumonia

RWTH Aachen University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pneumonia

Treatments: Device: Lung sound analyzer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01818089

12-116

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate if any correlation between lung sounds of pneumonia patients and the clinical development or therapy of the pneumonia exists.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ambulant aquired pneumonia with typically radiological signs
• hospitalisation at medical clinic I, university hospital Aachen
• age at least > 18 years
• CRB-65 score > 1
• CRP> 60mg/l
• fever
• lung sounds audible by stethoscope
• legal capacity and being able to understand and to follow the instructions of the study staff
• being able to consent and being able to understand the importance and the consequence of the study
• not being accomondated in an institution

Exclusion criteria

• pneumonia acquired in a hospital
• artificial respiration or other means for supporting respiration
• allergic reaction because of skin contact with polymers
• pregnancy or breast feeding

Trial design

17 participants in 1 patient group

Lung Sound Analyzer

Description:

Patient with pneumonia admitted to hospital will receive additional auscultation with lung sound analyzing stethoscope

Treatment:

Device: Lung sound analyzer