Prophylactic effects of repeated aural stimulation with capsaicin ointment on development of pneumonia in elderly patients: a phase 2 RCT study
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- pneumonia
- Registration Number
- JPRN-jRCTs061180088
- Lead Sponsor
- Kitamura Yoshiaki
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1) male and female between the age of 65 and 100 years
2) inpatients
3) a history of pneumonia within 6 months prior to the study
Exclusion Criteria
1) Subjects with serious complications
2) Subjects who was excluded by investigators
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Development of pneumonia
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adverse reaction such as otalgia or abnormality of eardrum or ear canal