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

NCT03388801 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Spa-osteoarthritis
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief 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

Osteoarthritis; Quality of Life; Elderly; Balneology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the quality of life

  Comparison of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire mean between baseline, 3 and 12 months. Quantitative evaluation of the primary outcome.

  at baseline, 3 and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in pain perception (VAS)

  at baseline, 3 and 12 months

• Change in: pain intensity, frequency of pain, frequency of using painkillers and mobility

  at baseline, 3 and 12 months

Study Arms (1)

Spa therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

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).

Other: Spa therapy

Interventions

Spa therapy OTHER

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).

Also known as: balneotherapy

Spa therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age over 65
• diagnosis of osteoarthritis,
• completion of 3 weeks of spa treatment
• patient's consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• failure to complete 3-weeks spa treatment,
• significant random events during follow-up
• diagnosed other diseases during follow-up,
• other forms of therapy implemented during follow-up,
• refusal to participate in II or III stage of the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Rzeszow: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Zwolinska J, Weres A, Wyszynska J. One-Year Follow-Up of Spa Treatment in Older Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Prospective, Single Group Study. Biomed Res Int. 2018 Jul 2;2018:7492106. doi: 10.1155/2018/7492106. eCollection 2018.

  PMID: 30065943 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Balneology

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Jolanta Zwolińska, Dr

  Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszów

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 1, 2017
• First Posted: January 3, 2018
• Study Start: April 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2016
• Study Completion: August 30, 2017
• Last Updated: January 3, 2018

Record last verified: 2017-12