Monitoring of Lung Sounds of Patients With Pneumonia

Completed

• Conditions: Pneumonia
• Interventions: Device: Lung sound analyzer

• Registration Number: NCT01818089
• Lead Sponsor: RWTH Aachen University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-21
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-26
• Study Start: 2013-04
• Primary Completion: 2014-02
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Status Verified: 2015-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 2015-09-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 17

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Lung Sound Analyzer	Lung sound analyzer	Patient with pneumonia admitted to hospital will receive additional auscultation with lung sound analyzing stethoscope

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sound of lungs	5 days	3 times a day for longest 5 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Univeristy Hospital Aachen; 🇩🇪 Aachen, North Rhine Westfalia, Germany