Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia.

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pneumonia

Treatments: Drug: cephalosporin with or without erythromycin; Other: Physiotherapy program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02515565

DF0057UG

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy program

Control group

Other group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Drug: cephalosporin with or without erythromycin