Clay poultice combined with therapeutic exercises for pain reduction in patients with osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis; C05.550.114.606.500

• Registration Number: RBR-2gw2f5
• Lead Sponsor: Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

diagnosis of osteoarthritis; older than 20 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

presence of any other chronic disease; total or partial prosthesis in one or both knees or hips; presence of heart disease; uncontrolled hypertension; rheumatoid arthritis; fibromyalgia; neurological diseases affecting mobility

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Significant reduction of pain, joint stiffness, disability and discomfort, without difference between groups<br>Instruments employed: Western Ontario and MacMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (Bellamy et al 1988) and Lequesne Algofunctional Index, (Marx et al 2006) ;Geotherapy combined with kinesiotherapy was more efficient than kinesiotherapy alone in reducing pain, joint stiffness, physical disability and discomfort of patients with knee osteoarthritis

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes are not expected