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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Spa Treatment in Swieradow Zdroj With Special Regard to the Action of Radon Waters

NCT03274128 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2020-04-28

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Summary

Observation conducted during the 21 days of treatment in the health resort of Swieradow-Zdroj. In a treatment of applied therapy: radon therapeutic baths and inhalations, kinesiotherapy. Study group with degenerative joints and disc disease participating in therapy. The control group was selected by the spa workers, also suffering from a degenerative disease of the movement organs not using the spa's treatment base. In both of these groups, appropriate pre- and post-treatment studies were performed.

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

Radon therapeutic baths and inhalations

The natural water with low mineralized content plays a major therapeutic role with the parameters of Rn 303,1-441,5 Bq/l. In the treatment rooms (inhalation, cabins with baths and swimming pool) measurement of alpha radiation was 184,4-450,0 MeV. The measurements were analyzed every 3 months at the Institute of Occupational Medicine in the Department of Radiation Protection in Lodz, Poland. Among the types of treatments used in the therapy there was: comprehensive radon bath - with the temperature of 37 °C, duration 15 min., the treatments were performed every 2nd day, whereas radon inhalations lasted 15 min. with the temp. 37 °C- treatments were performed every 2nd day from Monday to Friday. Baths and inhalations were performed interchangeably and the total number of radon treatments during one stay was 15.

PROCEDURE

Kinesiotherapy

It is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise. It is the core element of physiotherapy/physical therapy. Kinesiotherapy - duration of 30-45 min,

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wroclaw Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jadwiga Kuciel-Lewandowska, MD · MD, Departament of Spa Treatment, History Physical Medicine and Balneology Medical University of Wroclaw

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-01
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2016-03-30

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