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SynthesisInternational journal of biometeorology2022

Crenobalneotherapy for low back pain: systematic review of clinical trials.

R Forestier, A Fioravanti, T Bender, I Santos, F B Erol Forestier, A Muela Garcia, A Françon

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in International journal of biometeorology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05342051 (The Effects of Immersion in 42℃ Radon, Natrium, Calcium, Bicarbonate Content Thermal-mineral Water on Chronic Low-back Pain. Controlled, Follow-up Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

NCT05342051 nacompletednot on this map

The Effects of Immersion in 42℃ Radon, Natrium, Calcium, Bicarbonate Content Thermal-mineral Water on Chronic Low-back Pain. Controlled, Follow-up Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorPolyclinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, BudapestRan2021 to 2022Enrolled120ConditionsChronic Low-back PainArmsbalneotherapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

R ForestierCentre de Recherche Rhumatologique Et Thermal, 15, Av Charles de Gaulle, 73100, Aix Les Bains, France. romain.forestier@wanaddo.fr.
A FioravantiRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
T BenderPolyclinic, Hospital of the Hospitaller, Brothers of St. John of God, Budapest, Hungary.
I Santos, Souto, Portugal.
F B Erol ForestierCentre de Recherche Rhumatologique Et Thermal, 15, Av Charles de Gaulle, 73100, Aix Les Bains, France.
A Muela GarciaCentre de Recherche Rhumatologique Et Thermal, 15, Av Charles de Gaulle, 73100, Aix Les Bains, France.
A FrançonCentre de Recherche Rhumatologique Et Thermal, 15, Av Charles de Gaulle, 73100, Aix Les Bains, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crenobalneotherapy is a treatment commonly used in Europe and Middle East. It uses mineral water sometimes combined with different hydrotherapy techniques. Most patients treated in spa centers suffer from low back pain. The purpose of this work is to identify clinical trials on crenobalneotherapy for low back pain. Publication research was performed on Medline, Cochrane, and PEDRO databases. Clinical trials were analyzed for internal validity, external validity, quality of statistical analysis, and quality of collection of adverse events. We present the best level of evidence. Bibliographic research identified 21 clinical trials and the coauthors added 5 references. The 26 trials represent 2695 patients. Some have good methodological quality and allow considering crenobalneotherapy as a potential treatment for low back pain, even if the role of mineral water remains uncertain. The methodological quality of therapeutic trials should be improved. These trials should be analyzed in the future guidelines on low back pain.

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HydrotherapyLow Back PainMineral WatersClinical Trials as TopicEuropeHumansMineral WatersBalneotherapyCrenobalneotherapyDead SeaHydrotherapyLow back painMud therapySPA therapyWater exercise

Identifiers

PMID34625843

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