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Quality-of-life and Pain After Spa Treatment in Elderly With Osteoarthritis

NCT03388801 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2018-01-03

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Summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate the short- and long-term effects of spa therapy on quality of life and pain in patients aged 65 years and older with osteoarthritis.

70 patients with osteoarthritis referred to spa treatment in south-eastern Poland were enrolled in the study. Spa treatment lasted 3 weeks.

All the patients benefited from spa therapy.

VAS pain scale, the Laitinen scale and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire were used to assess the condition of the patients. The examinations were performed three times: at the beginning of the spa treatment, after three months and one year after the first examinations.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Spa therapy

Spa treatment was applied during a session lasting 120 to 150 minutes a day. Spa treatment lasted 3 weeks, including treatments from Monday to Friday (15 days of treatment). As a part of comprehensive spa treatment, all the patients benefited from kinesiotherapy, physical agent modalities (electrotherapy, phototherapy), massage and balneotherapy (peloid therapy, hydrotherapy with mineral waters, crenotherapy).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Rzeszow

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jolanta Zwolińska, Dr · Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszów

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-01
Primary Completion
2016-07-01
Completion
2017-08-30

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