Prophylactic effects of repeated aural stimulation with capsaicin ointment on development of pneumonia in elderly patients: a phase 2 RCT study

JRCT ID: jRCTs061180088

Registered date:22/03/2019

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: pneumonia
• Date of first enrollment: 26/04/2019
• Target sample size: 50
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Repeated aural stimulation with capsaicin ointment

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Development of pneumonia
• Secondary Outcome: Adverse reaction such as otalgia or abnormality of eardrum or ear canal

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 65age old
• Age maximum: <= 100age old
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

1) male and female between the age of 65 and 100 years
2) inpatients
3) a history of pneumonia within 6 months prior to the study

Exclude criteria

1) Subjects with serious complications
2) Subjects who was excluded by investigators

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Kitamura Yoshiaki
• Secondary ID(s): Nil known