Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia.

Unknown 60 enrolled University of Granada

RandomizedSingle-groupSingle-blindTreatment

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.

Timeline

Start: 2015-09
Primary completion: 2018-04
Completion: 2018-07

Publications

Lopez-Lopez L, Torres-Sanchez I, Rodriguez-Torres J, Cabrera-Martos I, Ortiz-Rubio A, Valenza MC. Does adding an integrated physical therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy to standard rehabilitation improve functional outcome in elderly patients with pneumonia? A randomised controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2019 Nov;33(11):1757-1766. doi: 10.1177/0269215519859930. Epub 2019 Jun 27.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Background	Cefotaxime	Small molecule	—	Other
Background	Ceftriaxone	Other / unclassified	—	Other
Background	Cefuroxime	Small molecule	—	Other
Background	Erythromycin	Small molecule	—	Other

Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia.

Summary

Timeline

Publications

Drugs

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