Short and Long-term Follow-up of Quality-of-life and Pain After Spa Treatment in Elderly With Osteoarthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 70
- 主要终点
- Change in the quality of life
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
In an interventional study design, there have been examined patients aged over 65 years with the diagnosis of osteoarthritis who were prescribed a first spa therapy course in spa resorts in south-eastern Poland, between April 2016 and July 2016.
Patients were assessed by an experienced physicians on the first day of the spa therapy (study 1), after three months (study 2) and one year (study 3) after the completion of the spa therapy.
All patients who had been enrolled to the study, were asked to fill out the appropriate questionnaires (on the first day of the spa therapy). The investigators ensured that questionnaires were properly completed, under the supervision of researcher previously trained for their application. Second (study 2) and third (study 3) stages of the study were performed after three months, and one year after the first study, respectively (participants were interviewed by telephone survey).
Interventions Spa treatment was applied during a session lasting 120 to 150 minutes a day. Spa treatment lasted 3 weeks, including treatments from Monday to Friday (15 days of treatment). As a part of comprehensive spa treatment, all the patients benefited from kinesiotherapy, physical agent modalities (electrotherapy, phototherapy), massage and balneotherapy (peloid therapy, hydrotherapy with mineral waters, crenotherapy).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •age over 65
- •diagnosis of osteoarthritis,
- •completion of 3 weeks of spa treatment
- •patient's consent to participate in the study
排除标准
- •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
研究组 & 干预措施
Spa therapy
Spa treatment was applied during a session lasting 120 to 150 minutes a day. Spa treatment lasted 3 weeks, including treatments from Monday to Friday (15 days of treatment). As a part of comprehensive spa treatment, all the patients benefited from kinesiotherapy, physical agent modalities (electrotherapy, phototherapy), massage and balneotherapy (peloid therapy, hydrotherapy with mineral waters, crenotherapy).
干预措施: Spa therapy (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in the quality of life
时间窗: at baseline, 3 and 12 months
Comparison of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire mean between baseline, 3 and 12 months. Quantitative evaluation of the primary outcome.
次要结局
- Change in: pain intensity, frequency of pain, frequency of using painkillers and mobility(at baseline, 3 and 12 months)
- Change in pain perception (VAS)(at baseline, 3 and 12 months)
研究者
Jolanta Zwolińska
Principal Investigator
University of Rzeszow