Hospital Stay and Respiratory Infection

Completed

• Conditions: Respiratory Infection
• Interventions: Other: Respiratory infection

• Registration Number: NCT02047383
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Granada

Brief Summary

The acute respiratory infection is the fourth most common cause of hospital stay between elderly people. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the repercussion of hospital stay in hospitalized patients with a respiratory infection.

Detailed Description

Acute respiratory infection is a serious infection that prevents normal breathing function. It refers to any of a number of infectious diseases involving the respiratory tract. Health conditions that increase the risk of a respiratory infection include: another lung condition, a heart condition, a kidney or liver condition and a lowered immune system. The hospital stay of this patients is approximately 7-10 days and it is important to study the effects of this stay in the physical and psycho-emotional characteristics of patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-26
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-28
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2016-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 2016-11-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of respiratory infection
• Age: more than 50 year.
• Signed written consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Heart disease and concomitant neurological condition.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
respiratory infection	Respiratory infection	Hospitalized patients with a respiratory infection

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strength in upper and lower limbs	Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days	The quadriceps and the hand-grip strength is assessed using a dynamometer with a standard protocol allowing three attempts on each side. During each measurement, patients were sitting with their shoulder adducted and elbow flexed to 90°. The maximum value achieved was used in the analyses. This is important in order to quantify the increase of strength Kg/cm2 The test 2-minute step in place is also going to be used for this purpose, counting the times the patients go up the right knees in two minutes.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life	Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days	The quality of life associated with health is going to be measure with t the EuroQol-5 questionnaire.
Lung function	Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days	Lung function is going to be evaluated using a spirometer.
Activity monitoring	Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days	The accelerometer Armband is going to be used for activity monitoring. It measures the intensity of the activity during 12 hours.
Mood	Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days	Mood in these patients will be measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Quality of sleep	Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days	Changes in quality of sleep. For this purpose, the participants are going to complete the Pittsburgh Quality of Sleep Index. This is a self-rating questionnaire with seven subscores that result in a global score between 0 and 21.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of health Sciences. University of Granada; 🇪🇸 Granada, Spain