The impact of physical training on length of hospital stay and physical function in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Outcome

Outcome domain	Specific measurement	Specific metric				Methods of aggregation			Time point
		Value at a time point	Change from baseline	End value	Time to event	Mean	Percent/proportion	Absolute number
Length of hospital stay	Discharge date–admission date			x		x			Discharge
Readmission	Readmission date–discharge date				x		x	x	3 months
Mortality	Mortality date–discharge date				x		x	x	6 months
Total lean mass	DXA scan		x			x			Discharge
Total fat mass	DXA scan		x			x			Discharge
Total fat-free mass	BIA scan		x			x			Discharge
Leg lean mass	DXA scan		x			x			Discharge
Trunk fat mass	DXA scan		x			x			Discharge
Health-related quality of life	EQ-5D-5L		x			x			Discharge
Activities of daily living	Barthel Index-100		x			x			Discharge
Muscle strength	Hand grip strength		x			x			Discharge
Muscle endurance	30-s chair stand test		x			x			Discharge
Systemic inflammation	Plasma samples		x			x			Discharge
Physical activity	AX3 accelerometers		x			x			After discharge
Glucose metabolism	Oral glucose tolerance test		x			x			3 months
Diabetes status	HbA1c	x					x	x	3 months
Prior physical activity level	IPAQ questionnaire	x					x	x	3 months
Frailty	Frail scale questionnaire	x					x	x	3 months

BIA bioelectrical impedance analysis, DXA dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, EQ-5D-5L health-related quality of life, HbA1c hemoglobin 1Ac, IPQA International Physical Activity Questionnaire

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