Clinical trial NCT02515565: Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia.
Official title: Effects of a Physiotherapy Program in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pneumonia
Keywords: pneumonia
Exacerbation
physiotherapy
hospitalization
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Granada
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2015-08-04
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Muscle strength
timeFrame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days
measure: Exercise capacity
timeFrame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Respiratory function
timeFrame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days
measure: Dyspnea perception
timeFrame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days
measure: Quality of life
timeFrame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days.
measure: Functionality
timeFrame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days.
measure: Fatigue
timeFrame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days.
measure: Mood
timeFrame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days.
Other outcomes:
measure: Dependency levels
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Comorbidities
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Nutritional status
timeFrame: Baseline
Locations:
city: Granada
country: Spain
facility: Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Granada.
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad de Granada
name: Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: 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.