Physical Therapy Intervention in Pleural Effusion

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pleural Effusion

Treatments: Behavioral: Physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04294485

DF0085UG

Details and patient eligibility

About

To know the effects of a physical therapy intervention in patients hospitalized with pleural effusion. The investigators will study the effects of the intervention in hospital stay, health status, psychologica distress and quality of life.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inclusion criteria were pleural effusion patients hospitalized.

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to provide informed consent.
• Presence of psychiatric or cognitive disorders.
• Progressive neurological disorders, organ failure, or inability to cooperate.
• Patients who had experienced another pleural effusion in the previous month.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Physical therapy intervention Efficacy of electrostimulation intervention combined with lower limbs exercise.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical therapy

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will no receive physical therapy intervention