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SynthesisInternational journal of biometeorology2014

Evidence-based hydro- and balneotherapy in Hungary--a systematic review and meta-analysis.

T Bender, G Bálint, Z Prohászka, P Géher, I K Tefner

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in International journal of biometeorology, 2014. 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 44 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 7 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.

NCT04290143 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Introducing a New and Validated Placebo Development Method to Healing Water Based Rehabilitation Research

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PecsRan2020 to 2020Enrolled174ConditionsBalneologyArmsColored healing water, Placebo treatment (colored tap water)
NCT06424782 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Investigation of the Therapeutic Effect of the Natural Mineral Water of the Well B-308 OKK in Győr (Gyirmót) Among People With Knee Arthrosis (Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, Follow-up Study)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PecsRan2024 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsKnee OsteoarthritisArmsmedicinal water
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Clinical efficacy of medical hydrology: an umbrella review.International journal of biometeorology · 2021
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  5. Efficacy of aquatic therapy for neck pain: a systematic review.International journal of biometeorology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

T BenderPolyclinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, Budapest, Hungary, bender@mail.datanet.hu.
G Bálint
Z Prohászka
P Géher
I K Tefner
Semmelweis University · HUEötvös József Főiskola · HUNational Institute of Oncology · HU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Balneotherapy is appreciated as a traditional treatment modality in medicine. Hungary is rich in thermal mineral waters. Balneotherapy has been in extensive use for centuries and its effects have been studied in detail. Here, we present a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials conducted with Hungarian thermal mineral waters, the findings of which have been published by Hungarian authors in English. The 122 studies identified in different databases include 18 clinical trials. Five of these evaluated the effect of hydro- and balneotherapy on chronic low back pain, four on osteoarthritis of the knee, and two on osteoarthritis of the hand. One of the remaining seven trials evaluated balneotherapy in chronic inflammatory pelvic diseases, while six studies explored its effect on various laboratory parameters. Out of the 18 studies, 9 met the predefined criteria for meta-analysis. The results confirmed the beneficial effect of balneotherapy on pain with weight bearing and at rest in patients with degenerative joint and spinal diseases. A similar effect has been found in chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. The review also revealed that balneotherapy has some beneficial effects on antioxidant status, and on metabolic and inflammatory parameters. Based on the results, we conclude that balneotherapy with Hungarian thermal-mineral waters is an effective remedy for lower back pain, as well as for knee and hand osteoarthritis.

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BalneologyClinical Trials as TopicEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansHungaryLow Back PainOsteoarthritisPelvic Inflammatory DiseasePrevalenceRisk FactorsTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID23677421
PMCPMC3955132
OpenAlexW2152143210

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