Effect of postural drainage on physiological parameters of patients with covid-19 hospitalized in critical care unit

Phase 3

Conditions: Patients with Covid-19.
COVID-19, virus identified
U07.1

Registration Number: IRCT20220618055209N1

Lead Sponsor: Arak University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Medium to critical grade Covid-19 without intubation with respiratory symptoms
Positive PCR test
Need to receive more than 4 to 6 liters of oxygen per minute with a simple mask with non-rebreathing storage bag
Apache score less than 25
18 to 75 years
Absence of acute asthma, and other lung diseases such as pulmonary edema, heart and lung disease

Exclusion Criteria

Reluctance to participate in the study
Do not perform any of the evacuation situations
Intubation during study
Transfer the patient to the ward
Death

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Breathing rate. Timepoint: Before and immediately after each intervention. Method of measurement: Physical examination.;Oxygen saturation percentage. Timepoint: Before and immediately after each intervention. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Blood carbon dioxide pressure. Timepoint: At the beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Venous blood gas sample test.;Blood pH. Timepoint: At the beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Venous blood gas sample test.;Blood bicarbonate. Timepoint: At the beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Venous blood gas sample test.;Need to get oxygen. Timepoint: Immediately after the intervention, one hour after each intervention and the day after the last intervention. Method of measurement: Physical examination.;Number of coughs. Timepoint: Up to one hour after the end of each intervention and the next day at the end of the intervention time. Method of measurement: Physical examination.

Secondary Outcome Measures