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Trial reportInternational journal of biometeorology2017

Balneological outpatient treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis; an effective non-drug therapy option in daily routine?

Kağan Özkuk, Hatice Gürdal, Mine Karagülle, Yasemin Barut, Rıza Eröksüz, Müfit Zeki Karagülle

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of biometeorology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of aquatic therapy for neck pain: a systematic review.International journal of biometeorology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kağan ÖzkukDepartment of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, İzzet Baysal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, 14020, Bolu, Turkey. kagan_64@hotmail.com.
Hatice GürdalDepartment of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Mine KaragülleDepartment of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Yasemin BarutDepartment of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, Büyükçekmece Public Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Rıza EröksüzDepartment of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, Yüksekİhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
Müfit Zeki KaragülleDepartment of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University · TRBolu Abant İzzet Baysal University · TRBursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to compare the effects of balneological treatments applied at consecutive and intermittent sessions without interfering with their daily routine in patients with knee osteoarthritis. This is a randomized, controlled, single-blind clinical trial. Fifty patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis were included. The patients were divided into two groups. All patients were given a total of ten sessions of balneological treatment consisting of hydrotherapy and mud pack therapy. Group 1 received consecutive treatment for 2 weeks, while group 2 received intermittent treatment for 5 weeks. Local peloid packs at 45 °C were applied for 20 min, after a tap water (38 °C) bath. Evaluations were conducted before, after treatment, and at 12th week of post-treatment by Pain (VAS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and Short Form-36 (SF-36). Both balneological treatment regimens of knee osteoarthritis had statistically significant clinical effects as well as effects on the quality of life. Patients' well-being continued at 3 months, except for joint stiffness (WOMAC), role-emotional (SF-36), and vitality (SF-36) in group 1 and for mental health (SF-36) in both groups. Both patient groups had improved compared to baseline. However, at 3 months after the treatment, the well-being of group 2 was unable to be maintained in terms of role-physical (SF-36) parameter, while the well-being of group 1 was unable to be maintained in terms of pain, WOMAC (pain, physical functions, total), and SF-36 (physical functioning, role-physical, pain, role-emotional, and mental health) variables, compared to data obtained immediately after treatment. Our study suggests that traditional and intermittent balneological therapies have similar efficacy in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Indexed as

HydrotherapyMud TherapyAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneeOutpatientsQuality of LifeSingle-Blind MethodTreatment OutcomeBalneotherapyIntermittentKnee osteoarthritisPeloidotherapySpa treatment

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