Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects of Ambulatory Treatment at the Dead Sea on Osteoarthritis of the Knees

Lead Sponsor:

Soroka University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Lot Spa Hotel Dead Sea

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis of the Knees

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will check the efficacy of balneological therapy of bathing in Dead Sea fountain waters over a 6 week period on a twice a week basis (overall 12 treatments) in patients suffering from osteo...

Detailed Description

Since stay in the Dead Sea for a long period of time is an expensive matter, it is important to determine whether twice a week treatments can be as beneficiary as two straight weeks of treatments as w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients suffering from Osteoarthritis of the knees according to the conventional measurements of the American College of Rheumatology and who are treated in the Rheumatological clinics of the Soroka University Medical Center

Exclusion

  • Patients suffering from any other rheumatological disease other than osteoarthritis
  • Patients that were previously treated with hydrotherapy or balneotherapy
  • Patients suffering from balance disorders or loss of consciousness disorders such as epilepsy, arrhythmias etc.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00450606

Start Date

March 1 2007

Last Update

May 21 2008

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