Trial reportInternational journal of biometeorology2019
Effect of balneotherapy on pain and fatigue in elderly with knee osteoarthritis receiving physical therapy: a randomized trial.
Trial report in International journal of biometeorology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Study on the effect of aquatic exercise combined with hot spring bathing for patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Relevance of balneotherapy for osteoarthritis-a systematic literature review covering the past 5 years.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2025Review
- Challenges of blinding in clinical balneology trials: a scoping review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- COVID-19-Related Discontinuation Impact on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Long-Term Thermal Therapy: A Single-Center Observational Study at Saturnia Thermal Springs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Novel Insight into the Association between Balneotherapy and Functional State and Health Perception in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A systematic review on the effects of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue among people with upper and/or lower limb osteoarthritis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Review
- Changes in sleep profile on exposure to sodium chloride and artificially carbonated springs: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
- Public interest in spa therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of Google Trends data among Turkey.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- Benefits of a 3-week outpatient balneotherapy programme on patient-reported outcomes.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate whether balneotherapy (BT) applied in combination with physical therapy (PT) has a more positive effect in patients aged 65 years and older with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) compared to PT alone. A total of 305 individuals were randomized into two groups. Group I was applied PT alone; group II was applied PT + BT. Assessments were made using the Pain (VAS), EQ-5D-3L Scale, Western Ontario And McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) Scale, Epworth Sleepiness scale (EPWORTH) and the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology-The Osteoarthritis Research Society International set of responder criteria for osteoarthritis (OMERACT-OARSI) at the beginning (T0) and at the end (T1) of treatment. Statistically significant interactions found between treatment (PT alone or PT + BT) and time (before treatment and after treatment) in terms of Pain-VAS, Pain-WOMAC, Stiffness-WOMAC, Physical Function-WOMAC, Total-WOMAC, EQ-5D, EQ-VAS, FACIT-F, and EPWORTH scores (p < 0.0001 for all). According to OMERACT-OARSI criteria, the responder rate was 89.04% in PT alone group and 98.74% in PT + BT group. Balneotherapy plus physical therapy was more effective than physical therapy alone in KOA patients aged over 65 years. Reducing pain, especially, positively contributes to functionality, quality of life, fatigue and sleepiness of KOA patients.
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