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Crenobalneotherapy in the Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency

NCT01956318 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 99

Last updated 2013-10-08

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Summary

At 3 months, crenobalneotherapy session is superior to waiting list for patients with chronic venous insufficiency.

Conditions

  • Balneology

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Crenobalneotherapy

18 days of balneotherapy session in 3 weeks. Each day, the treatment associates 4 techniques: Kneipp Therapy, walking pool, underwater massage, bath tub and finishing with 20 minutes of rest in the Trendelendburg position. Kneipp Therapy is an alternating warm (28°C) and cold (14°C) shower on the legs during 10 minutes. Walking pool is a 60 cm deep pool at 23°C with underwater shower where patients are walking without stopping during 10 minutes. Underwater massage is realized by a senior physiotherapist. It starts at the feet and gradually rises to the thighs during 10 minutes. Bath tub is underwater shower at 30°C. It also starts at the feet and gradually rises to the thighs during 20 minutes. The interventions are standardized by timers. Adherence to each technique is supervised before each session in the usual manner for each patient treated in the spa center.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre de Recherche Rhumatologique et Thermal

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2012-02-29

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