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Spa Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: Study on Cost/Effectiveness - Cost/Utility and Possible Mechanisms of Action

NCT01538043 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2014-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate both cost/effectiveness- cost/utility and the possible mechanisms of action of spa therapy in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

OTHER

local mud-pack therapy and balneotherapy

local mud-pack therapy and thermal-mineral bath at Chianciano Terme Spa Center (Siena, Italy) for a total of 12 applications carried out over a period of two weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Siena

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antonella Fioravanti, MD · Rheumatology Unit- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese- Siena- Italy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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