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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