Effect of Exercise and Education After Pneumonia

NCT01744145 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: 255021-4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 14
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The mortality rate and quality of life is effected in patients with pneumonia, especially in the older population. The end point of this study is to improve quality of life by and interventional exercise and education. Patients will be randomized at admission and enrolled into the study. They will be assessed with various performance and quality of life indicators before, during and after the study, and exercise tolerance will be assessed throughout and after.

Conditions

Pneumonia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• improvement in quality of life indices

  patients in the interventional group will undergo exercise and education after a pneumonia infection to see if the quality of life is effected by a rehab program

  one year

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• improvement in functional status

  one year

• change in 6 minute walk test

  one year

• exercise intolerance

  one year

• immunization

  one year

Study Arms (4)

Interventional 40-60

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Interventional group aged 40-60

Other: Interventional 40-60

Control 40-60

NO INTERVENTION

Control group aged 40-60

Interventional 60 and above

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Interventional group aged 60 and above

Other: Interventional 60 and above

Control 60 and above

NO INTERVENTION

Control group aged 60 and above

Interventions

Interventional 40-60 OTHER

This group will receive the intervention aged 40-60

Interventional 40-60

Interventional 60 and above OTHER

This group will receive the intervention aged 60 and above.

Interventional 60 and above

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of CAP or HCAP via radiographic imaging and symptoms of pneumonia Age 40 and above.
• Discharge to home.
• Ability to read and sign consent.
• Ability to perform in procedures/exercise.
• Ability to understand educational component of the program.
• Antibiotic administration for pneumonia within 12 hours of admission.

You may not qualify if:

• Severe lung diseases like ILD(Interstitial Lung disease), ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.)
• Ventilator dependent patients.
• Discharge to nursing home.
• Comorbidity that could limit exercise training.
• Dementia, Schizophrenia or any active severe psychiatric disorder.
• Any Active Malignancy or diagnosis of Lung malignancy.
• Inability to attend program two times per week.
• Recent myocardial infarction within two months.
• Unstable angina, Heart failure (NYHA class III and IV.)
• Patients with pneumonia who did not receive antibiotics within 12 hours of admission.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Winthrop University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Winthrop University Hosptial

Mineola, New York, 11501, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pneumonia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Shalinee Chawla, MD

  Winthrop University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 20, 2012
• First Posted: December 6, 2012
• Study Start: August 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: April 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2016-01

Locations

US (1)