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"Medical Vulnerability": Impact of hospital room cooling on vulnerable patients with lung disease during periods of extreme weather (UCaHS)

"Medical Vulnerability": Impact of hospital room cooling on vulnerable patients with lung disease during periods of extreme weather (UCaHS) - UCaHS

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00004931
Enrollment
300
Registered
2013-04-26
Start date
2014-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

J44 J45 J46 I27.0 J84.1 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention Group - Vulnerable patients will be assigned to a patient room with radiant cooling Group 2: Control Group - Vulnerable patients will be distributed to a patient room without rad

Sponsors

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Med. Klinik m. S Infektiologie und Pneumologie, Arbeitsbereich Ambulante Pneumologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • COPD • Asthma • Pneumonia • Lung fibrosis • Pulmonary hypertension

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Malignant disease (life expectancy 70mmHg, coma, hypoxemia <50mmHg, acidosis pH <7,35, circulatory insufficiency) • Instable coronary disease • Liver disease (Child-Pugh class C) • Kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate =29 mL/min/1.73m²) • Patient awaits lung transplantation • Missing or withdrawn consent • Inability to fulfil the testing and examination procedures • Room change before discharge

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total length of hospital stay (days)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Score COPD Assessment Test (CAT) 2. Score Modified British Medical Research Council Questionnaire for Dyspnoea (mMRC) 3. Body weight 4. Body temperature 5. Oxygen saturation 6. Heart rate 7. Blood pressure 8. Fluid intake 9. Step count (measurement of daily activity)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChistian Witt

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Med. Klinik m. S Infektiologie und Pneumologie, Arbeitsbereich Ambulante Pneumologie

christian.witt@charite.de49 30 - 450 565022

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026