Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04392791
Does Balnotherapy Influence the Qualitiy of Life in SLE
Balnotherapy in SLE, the First Randomised Controlled Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Polyclinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, Budapest · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 79 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of balneotherapy on the quality of life and on work productivity of SLE patients.
Detailed description
SLE patients in remission/low disease activity of three immunology centers were included in this randomized, controlled, follow-up study. In addition to the standard of care (SOC) sixteen out of the thirty SLE patients received balneotherapy (15 times, for 30 minutes) and fourteen patients received the SOC only. Prevalidated survey instruments including LupusQol, SF36, and WPAI questionnaires were recorded.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | balneotherapy | Balneotherapy, a medical remedy, with medically and legally recognized mineral waters for therapeutic and rehabilitation purposes |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-06-01
- Completion
- 2020-12-01
- First posted
- 2020-05-19
- Last updated
- 2022-09-29
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Hungary
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04392791. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.