CompletedNot Applicable

Quality-of-life and Pain After Spa Treatment in Elderly With Osteoarthritis

70 participantsStarted 2016-04-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate the short- and long-term effects of spa therapy on quality of life and pain in patients aged 65 years and older with osteoarthritis. 70 patients with osteoarthritis referred to spa treatment in south-eastern Poland were enrolled in the study. Spa treatment lasted 3 weeks. All the patients benefited from spa therapy. VAS pain scale, the Laitinen scale and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire were used to assess the condition of the patients. The examinations were performed three times: at the beginning of the spa treatment, after three months and one year after the first examinations.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age over 65 * diagnosis of osteoarthritis, * completion of 3 weeks of spa treatment * patient's consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * failure to complete 3-weeks spa treatment, * significant random events during follow-up * diagnosed other diseases during follow-up, * other forms of therapy implemented during follow-up, * refusal to participate in II or III stage of the study

What they're measuring

Change in the quality of life

Timeframe: at baseline, 3 and 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03388801

SponsorUniversity of Rzeszow

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-07-01

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