Efficacy of mud plus bath therapy as compared to bath therapy in osteoarthritis of hands and knees: a pilot single-blinded randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Maurizio Rossini, Davide Gatti, Ombretta Viapiana, G Paolazzi, C. Benini, G Rubino, Cristian Caimmi, Giovanni Adami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Balneotherapy
bath therapy medicine.medical_specialty WOMAC medicine.medical_treatment Treatment outcome Osteoarthritis law.invention Primary outcome Rheumatology Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Mud therapy Humans hand osteoarthritis business.industry Balneology Mud Therapy Osteoarthritis Knee medicine.disease Hand RC31-1245 Treatment Outcome Medicine Knee osteoarthritis business |
| Zdroj: | Reumatismo, Vol 73, Iss 3 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 0048-7449 |
| Popis: | The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of mud plus bath therapy in comparison to bath therapy alone in hand and knee osteoarthritis (HOA and KOA). We conducted a single-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT). Patients were randomly assigned to either mud plus bath therapy (group 1) or balneotherapy (group 2). The primary outcome was a change in AUSCAN questionnaire for HOA and in WOMAC for KOA at month 12. Evaluations were performed at baseline (B), immediately after the interventions (week 2, W2) and after 3 (M3), 6 (M6), 9 (M9) and 12 (M12) months. 37 patients with KOA and 52 with HOA were randomized in the study. In HOA patients, AUSCAN pain improved more in group 1 compared to group 2 at M3, M6 and M12 (p |
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