Impact of manual chest physiotherapy in community acquired pneumonia (CAP)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: J18.9; Pneumonia, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00011741
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinik für Innere Medizin VI, Infektiologie, Immunologie, Tropenmedizin, Pneumologie und RheumatologieMedizinische Universität Innsbruck, Österreich

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2012-10-15
• Study Start: 2017-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

Male/female patients with community acquired pneumonia, aged 18 - 90 years, signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Age < 18 years, missing signed informed consent, pregnancy, dementia, invasive Ventilation or non-invasive ventilation (NIV), short inhospital stay, malignancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome includes changes in thoracic perimeters, subjective performance and measurement of physical fitness by the use of the 6-minute walk test, which are obtained by physiotherapists on days 1 and 5. <br>Thoracic perimeters are measured at the axillary, xyphoidal and subxyphoidal level, and given in cm.<br>Dyspnea score is calculated by using questionnaires including a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is no shortness of breath and 10 represents shortness of breath at rest. Pain score and physical disability score are calculated analogously. <br>Physical Fitness is measured with the standardized 6-minute walk test.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
aboratory parameters on days 1, 3, and 5 include blood counts (BC) and differential BC, and determination of markers of inflammation including C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and blood urea nitrogen levels.