Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia.

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Acute respiratory infections are the fourth cause of hospitalization in elderly. Various studies have examined the impact of hospitalization in patients with respiratory pathology, showing the need of interventions in order to reduce the impact of hospitalization. The objective of this study is to examine whether a physical therapy intervention can reduce impairment in patients hospitalized due to pneumonia.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Granada
• Treatments: Cephalosporins; Erythromycin; Erythromycin Estolate; Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate; Erythromycin stearate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of pneumonia.

• No contraindication of physiotherapy.

• Signed written consent.

• Medical approval for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Contraindications of physiotherapy.

• Neurological, orthopedic or heart disease.

• Prosthetic devices in lower limbs.