NCT03974308

Effectiveness of Spa Treatment, Outpatient Physiotherapy and no Physiotherapy in Spine Osteoarthritis

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Rzeszow · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In the first study group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will be treated in polish spas in Subcarpathian Region. Complex physiotherapy including balneotherapy will be applied in study group participants. In the second study group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will be treated in outpatient treatment. Complex physiotherapy without balneotherapy will be applied in second study group participants. In the control group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will not have applied physiotherapy nor balneotherapy during observation. In all patients will be evaluated quality of life, level of pain intensity and health assessment.

Detailed description

The following questionnaires will be used: original socio-demographic data questionnaire, the VAS (visual analogue scale) pain severity rating scale, the modified Laitinen pain questionnaire, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire LISAT-9 and the HAQ: Health Assesment Questionnaire. Questionnaires will be completed: before the beginning of therapy, one month and six months after the end of therapy. Questionnaires in control group will be completed: in the beginning of observation and in the same time intervals as in study groups.

Conditions

• Spine Osteoarthritis
• Spa Resorts

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Comprehensive physiotherapy including balneotherapy and filling questionaire	Three-week stay in a sanatorium with comprehensive physiotherapy including balneotherapy and three time filling questionaire.
OTHER	Comprehensive physiotherapy without balneotherapy and filling questionaire	Two-week outpatient treatment with comprehensive physiotherapy without balneotherapy and three time filling questionaire
OTHER	No intervention, only filling questionaire	No physiotherapy nor balneotherapy applied but three time filling questionaire

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-20
• Primary completion: 2020-06-30
• Completion: 2020-07-30
• First posted: 2019-06-04
• Last updated: 2021-02-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland