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ReviewInternational journal of biometeorology2016

May spa therapy be a valid opportunity to treat hand osteoarthritis? A review of clinical trials and mechanisms of action.

Nicola Angelo Fortunati, Antonella Fioravanti, Gina Seri, Simone Cinelli, Sara Tenti

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of biometeorology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03974308 (Effectiveness of Spa Treatment in Patients With Spine Osteoarthritis in Comparison With Outpatient Physiotherapy and no Physiotherapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that 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.

NCT03974308 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Spa Treatment in Patients With Spine Osteoarthritis in Comparison With Outpatient Physiotherapy and no Physiotherapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of RzeszowRan2019 to 2020Enrolled300ConditionsSpine Osteoarthritis, Spa ResortsArmsComprehensive physiotherapy including balneotherapy and filling questionaire, Comprehensive physiotherapy without balneotherapy and filling questionaire, No intervention, only filling questionaire
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Clinical efficacy of medical hydrology: an umbrella review.International journal of biometeorology · 2021
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  2. Efficacy of aquatic therapy for neck pain: a systematic review.International journal of biometeorology · 2020
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  14. Efficacy of peloidotherapy in unilateral plantar fasciitis: A pilot study.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021
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  16. Peloids as Thermotherapeutic Agents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  19. Sulphate mineral waters: A medical resource in several disorders.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nicola Angelo FortunatiSpa Centre of Fonteverde Natural Spa Resort, San Casciano Terme, Siena, Italy.
Antonella FioravantiRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Policlinico "Le Scotte", Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Gina SeriSpa Centre of Fonteverde Natural Spa Resort, San Casciano Terme, Siena, Italy.
Simone CinelliRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Policlinico "Le Scotte", Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Sara TentiRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Policlinico "Le Scotte", Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy. sara_tenti@hotmail.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and its current treatment includes non-pharmacological and pharmacological modalities. Spa therapy represents a popular treatment for many rheumatic diseases. The aim of this review was to summarize the currently available information on clinical effects and mechanisms of action of spa therapy in OA of the hand. We conducted a search of the literature to extract articles describing randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in hand OA published in the period 1952-2015. We identified three assessable articles reporting RCTs on spa therapy in hand OA. Data from these clinical trials support a beneficial effect of spa therapy on pain, function and quality of life in hand OA. Spa therapy seems to have a role in the treatment of hand OA. However, additional RCTs are necessary to clarify the mechanisms of action and the effects of the application of thermal treatments.

Indexed as

BalneologyAnimalsHumansOsteoarthritisRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicBalneotherapyHand osteoarthritisMud-pack therapyRandomized controlled trialsSpa therapy

Identifiers

PMID26156832

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