Impact of indoor temperature on the vulnerable population of geratric patients in the context of climate change - An analysis of pulmonologic and geriatric outcomes

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00018692

Enrollment

250

Registered

2019-10-09

Start date

2019-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

COPD exacerbation, pneumonia, acute coronary syndrom, synkope, renal failure, electrolyte imbalances, stroke, fall, death. J44.1 J18.9 I24.9 R55 N19 E87.8 I64 R99

Interventions

Group 1: Outdoor- and indoor-temperatures are recorded in patient rooms and correlated to critical incidents (cf. health condition studied). In a first step patients are enrolled in the study and aft

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Hospitalised, geriatric patient. (All patients of a geriatric ward/clinic are in line with the inclusion criteria). More specific inclusion criteria are not defined.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Patients not able to give consent, or patients of who the legal custodian refuses the inclusion of his client, patients that withdraw consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
COPD exacerbation, pneumonia, acute coronary syndrom, synkope, renal failure, electrolyte imbalances, stroke, fall, death. Patient transport to intermediate or intensive care unit, dropout of treatment/early discharge, extension of hospital stay.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactUta Liebers

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, CC12 Arbeitsbereich Ambulante Pneumologie, Campus Charité Mitte

uta.liebers@charite.de030 450 665008

Outcome results

None listed

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