NCT03274128

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Spa Treatment in Swieradow Zdroj With Special Regard to the Action of Radon Waters

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wroclaw Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Observation conducted during the 21 days of treatment in the health resort of Swieradow-Zdroj. In a treatment of applied therapy: radon therapeutic baths and inhalations, kinesiotherapy. Study group with degenerative joints and disc disease participating in therapy. The control group was selected by the spa workers, also suffering from a degenerative disease of the movement organs not using the spa's treatment base. In both of these groups, appropriate pre- and post-treatment studies were performed.

Detailed description

The observation was conducted during 21 days of medicinal stays in the health resort of Swieradow-Zdroj. The treatment included a comprehensive therapy: radon therapeutic baths and inhalations, kinesiotherapy. The study group consisted of patients with degenerative joints and disc disease participating in therapy. On the day of admission to the SPA the patients were subjected to subjective and objective examination. Laboratory tests (lipids profile, CRP, smear blood morphology, TAS- total antioxidative potential, metalloproteinase 8) were performed before treatment on day 5 and after 18 days. In addition, before and after treatment, standard scales were used to assess pain intensity: MCGill scale and VAS scale and anxiety and depression levels - HADS scale. The control group was selected by the spa workers, also suffering from a degenerative disease of the movement organs not using the spa's treatment base. In this group also made the same study.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis
• Degenerative Disc Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	Radon therapeutic baths and inhalations	The natural water with low mineralized content plays a major therapeutic role with the parameters of Rn 303,1-441,5 Bq/l. In the treatment rooms (inhalation, cabins with baths and swimming pool) measurement of alpha radiation was 184,4-450,0 MeV. The measurements were analyzed every 3 months at the Institute of Occupational Medicine in the Department of Radiation Protection in Lodz, Poland. Among the types of treatments used in the therapy there was: comprehensive radon bath - with the temperature of 37 °C, duration 15 min., the treatments were performed every 2nd day, whereas radon inhalations lasted 15 min. with the temp. 37 °C- treatments were performed every 2nd day from Monday to Friday. Baths and inhalations were performed interchangeably and the total number of radon treatments during one stay was 15.
PROCEDURE	Kinesiotherapy	It is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise. It is the core element of physiotherapy/physical therapy. Kinesiotherapy - duration of 30-45 min,

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-30
• Completion: 2016-03-30
• First posted: 2017-09-06
• Last updated: 2020-04-28