Impact of manual chest physiotherapy in community acquired pneumonia (CAP)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011741

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-02-22

Start date

2010-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

J18.9

Interventions

Group 1: Standard therapy of pneumonia with antibiotics, broncholytics and adjunctive oxygen. Additionally, manual chest physiotherapy was applied, consisting of posterior-anterior manual movements of

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male/female patients with community acquired pneumonia, aged 18 - 90 years, signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age < 18 years, missing signed informed consent, pregnancy, dementia, invasive Ventilation or non-invasive ventilation (NIV), short inhospital stay, malignancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome includes changes in thoracic perimeters, subjective performance and measurement of physical fitness by the use of the 6-minute walk test, which are obtained by physiotherapists on days 1 and 5. Thoracic perimeters are measured at the axillary, xyphoidal and subxyphoidal level, and given in cm. Dyspnea score is calculated by using questionnaires including a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is “no shortness of breath“ and 10 represents “shortness of breath at rest“. Pain score and physical disability score are calculated analogously. Physical Fitness is measured with the standardized 6-minute walk test.	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary outcome includes changes in thoracic perimeters, subjective performance and measurement of physical fitness by the use of the 6-minute walk test, which are obtained by physiotherapists on days 1 and 5. Thoracic perimeters are measured at the axillary, xyphoidal and subxyphoidal level, and given in cm. Dyspnea score is calculated by using questionnaires including a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is “no shortness of breath“ and 10 represents “shortness of breath at rest“. Pain score and physical disability score are calculated analogously. Physical Fitness is measured with the standardized 6-minute walk test.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Laboratory parameters on days 1, 3, and 5 include blood counts (BC) and differential BC, and determination of markers of inflammation including C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and blood urea nitrogen levels.	—

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactRosa Bellmann-Weiler

Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin VI, Infektiologie, Immunologie, Tropenmedizin, Pneumologie und RheumatologieMedizinische Universität Innsbruck, Österreich

rosa.bellmann-weiler@i-med.ac.at+43-0512-504-81390

Outcome results

None listed

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