Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Radon Spa Therapy in Multimodal Rehabilitative Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Forschungsinstitut für Balneologie und Kurortwissenschaft Bad Elster
Collaborating Sponsors:
In-patient rehabilition hospital Klinik Bad Brambach
University hospital Dresden, III. Medical hospital and Outpatient clinic
Conditions:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The study aimed to investigate effects of radon (plus CO2) baths on RA in contrast to artificial CO2 baths in RA rehabilitation. 134 patients of an in-patient rehabilitative programme were randomly a...
Detailed Description
Objective: To replicate former observed beneficial effects of Radon (plus CO2) baths on RA in contrast to artificial CO2 baths and to investigate its long-term effectiveness and impact on drug consump...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Rheumatoid arthritis according to the 1987 revised ACR criteria for RA
Exclusion
- current exacerbations of the inflammatory process
- other systemic inflammatory diseases
- concomitant musculo-skeletal diseases possibly interfering with outcome measurement,
- pregnancy or breast feeding
- disorders of the central nervous system
- a known tendency toward thrombosis
- malignant hypertension
- coronary heart disease
- heart failure, arrhythmia
- severe disorders of lungs, kidneys, or liver
- advanced malignancies
- abuse of alcohol or drugs,
- major skin lesions,
- severe fever, or infections.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 1998
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
May 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
140 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00334620
Start Date
July 1 1998
End Date
May 1 2005
Last Update
June 8 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Klinik Bad Brambach
Bad Brambach, Saxony, Germany, D-08648