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Trial reportRheumatology international2007

Therapeutic effect of spa therapy and short wave therapy in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, single blind, controlled trial.

Luca Cantarini, Graziana Leo, Chiara Giannitti, Gabriele Cevenini, Pietro Barberini, Antonella Fioravanti

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Rheumatology international, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00773682 phase4completednot on this mapstarted 2008, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Tolerability of Mud Packs Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Hands: a One Year Follow-up

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of SienaRan2008 to 2010Enrolled60ConditionsOsteoarthritisArmslocal mud-pack therapy and balneotherapy
NCT01538043 phase4completednot on this mapstarted 2010, after this paper: background citation

Spa Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: Study on Cost/Effectiveness - Cost/Utility and Possible Mechanisms of Action

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of SienaRan2010 to 2013Enrolled100ConditionsOsteoarthritis, KneeArmslocal mud-pack therapy and balneotherapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luca CantariniRheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Graziana Leo
Chiara Giannitti
Gabriele Cevenini
Pietro Barberini
Antonella Fioravanti
University of Siena · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spa therapy and short wave therapy are two of the most commonly used non-pharmacological approaches for osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to assess their efficacy in comparison to conventional therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee in a single blind, randomized, controlled trial. Seventy-four outpatients were enrolled; 30 patients were treated with a combination of daily local mud packs and arsenical ferruginous mineral bath water from the thermal resort of Levico Terme (Trento, Italy) for 3 weeks; 24 patients were treated with short wave therapy for the same period and 20 patients continued regular, routine ambulatory care. Patients were assessed at baseline, upon completion of the 3-week treatment period, and 12 weeks later. Spa therapy and short wave therapy both demonstrated effective symptomatic treatment in osteoarthritis of the knee at the end of the treatment, but only the spa therapy was shown to have efficacy persistent over time. Our study demonstrated the superiority of arsenical ferruginous spa therapy compared to short wave therapy in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee, probably in relationship to the specific effects of the minerals in this water.

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BalneologyMud TherapyAcetaminophenAgedAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticArsenicalsFemaleFerrous CompoundsHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneePatient SatisfactionSeverity of Illness IndexSingle-Blind MethodTreatment OutcomeAcetaminophenAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticArsenicalsFerrous Compounds

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PMID17106661
OpenAlexW2150572539

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