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Trial reportRheumatology international2013

The effect of Neydharting mud-pack therapy on knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind follow-up pilot study.

Ildikó Katalin Tefner, Ramóna Gaál, András Koroknai, Adél Ráthonyi, Tamás Gáti, Péter Monduk, Edit Kiss, Csaba Kovács, Géza Bálint, Tamás Bender

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Trial report in Rheumatology international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04748406 (Comparison of Peloidotherapy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Efficiency in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis), which is 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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2 · The registry

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NCT04748406 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Peloidotherapy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Efficiency in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis

TypeinterventionalSponsorKonya Meram State HospitalRan2020 to 2022Enrolled70ConditionsLateral EpicondylitisArmsExtracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy(ESWT), Peloid therapy, Home Workout Program, Cold application
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ildikó Katalin TefnerJózsefváros Municipal Health Service, Budapest, Hungary.
Ramóna Gaál
András Koroknai
Adél Ráthonyi
Tamás Gáti
Péter Monduk
Edit Kiss
Csaba Kovács
Géza Bálint
Tamás Bender
National Public Health and Medical Officer Service · HUNational Institute of Oncology · HURoyal Irgalmasrendi Hospital · HU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Neydharting mud-pack therapy on the clinical parameters and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. In this double-blind, randomized, follow-up study on 53 patients with knee osteoarthritis, one group received hot mud-pack therapy, whereas the other (control) group was treated with hot packs of a substance manufactured on 10 occasions for 2 weeks. Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), EuroQoL-5D quality-of-life measure and need for analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were recorded before treatment, at the end of treatment (at Week 2), and at Weeks 6 and 12. The WOMAC and the EQ5D quality-of-life scores improved from the baseline to the end of treatment in both groups, and further improvement was observed during the follow-up period (p < 0.001, respectively, in both groups). The need for medications for knee joint pain improved in both groups, and these changes were significant only in the mud-treated group (p < 0.001), but not in the control group (p = 0.106) compared to baseline. The number of patients requiring medications for knee joint pain showed a continuous downward trend at the subsequent post-treatment visits by the mud-treated group, and these changes became significant by Visit 4 compared to baseline (p = 0.016). The control group showed only temporary and not significant decrease. The difference was not significant between the groups in any of the outcome parameters at any visits. The Neydharting mud pack has a favorable effect on the clinical parameters, quality of life, and need for medications in patients with knee osteoarthritis. To evaluate the chemical effect, the number of patients should be increased.

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AgedDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedMud TherapyOsteoarthritis, KneePain MeasurementPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeTreatment Outcome

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PMID23689969
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