Chest Physiotherapy in Pediatrics Patients With Pneumonia
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Pneumonia
- Registration Number
- NCT01017081
- Lead Sponsor
- Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
- Brief Summary
Chest physiotherapy has been used to treat pediatric patients hospitalized with pneumonia however there was no evidence to support a beneficial effect in pediatric patients.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
- Children aged 1 to 12 years with acute community-acquired pneumonia (cough, tachypnea, fever and with a chest radiography with lobar, segmental or bronchopneumonia within the first 48 hours)
Exclusion Criteria
- Severely ill patients (hospitalized in intensive care units)
- Pleural effusion treated with chest drainage
- Atelectasis detected by x-ray
- Pneumonia or pleural effusion in the previous six months
- Other pulmonary underlying disease, heart disease, cerebral palsy or immune deficiency
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
🇧🇷Posto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Santa Casa de Porto Alegre🇧🇷Posto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil