NCT01861782

Comparison Between Dead Sea Solar and Water Treatment to Sulfur Pool and Medicinal Mud Treatment in Patients With RA

Comparison Between Dead Sea Solar and Water Treatment to "Sulfur Pool" and Medicinal Mud Treatment in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Prospective open label crossover self controlled study. The study population will randomly be divided into two groups. The study will take place in Lot Spa Hotel at the Dead Sea in two cycles (one of 16 participants and one of 14 participants) and will be comprised of 3 main stages: 1. Initial exposure to treatment for 14 days excluding Friday and Saturday (each of the two groups will have its own treatment protocol) 2. 12-month washout period 3. Crossover of the two groups and second exposure to treatment for 14 days excluding Friday and Saturday (each of the two groups will have its own treatment protocol). The population in the study will be composed of patients diagnosed and treated for rheumatoid arthritis at the Soroka University Medical Center who are 18 and above of age. The patients will be selected by the PI and his team and addressed regarding their willingness to participate in the study.

Conditions

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dead Sea Solar and Water Treatment
OTHER	Sulfur Pool & Medicinal Mud

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2013-05-24
• Last updated: 2014-03-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel