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Hypothesis: The spa therapy treatment could improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in subjects with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, and patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Main objective: Analyze if HRQOL in patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, and patients with rheumatoid arthritis is modified by spa therapy treatment in the spa of Fitero (Spain).
Design: Prospective observational study Participants: Fitero's spa users aged between 45-80 years old, diagnosed with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, and also with rheumatoid arthritis. At least 40 patients of each type will be included in the study. Participants must be receiving a treatment of at least ten days.
Main Variable: The scores obtained in the Euroqol5Dimensions-5Levels questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) (for all subjects), the Western Ontario MacMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire, for subjects with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, and the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), for subjects with rheumatoid arthritis.
Other variables: sociodemographic, anthropometric, clinics, and related with spa treatment.
Follow-up duration: 9 months.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group 1 | Subjects treated with balneotherapy for 10 days, previously diagnosed with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, and subjects previously diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| balneotherapy | Other | 10 days of balneotherapy with immersion techniques using Fitero spa water. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| HAQ (Health Assessment Questionnaire)-Disability of rheumatic patients | Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) assays the disability of rheumatic patients to carry out daily life activities. The questionary consists on 20 daily life questions, grouped in 8 areas, each one containing two or three questions related to daily life activities. Each question is scored from 0-3. 0 means "done without difficulties" (no disability), 3 score is "impossible to do" (completely disabled). The average of all responses is done. Average scores from 0-1 represent "mild to moderate difficulty", 1-2 means "moderate to severe disability", 3-2 indicates "severe to very severe disability". | From 1st March 2019 to 1st December 2019 |
| WOMAC | Western Ontario MacMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) | From 1st March 2019 to 1st December 2019 |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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Users of Fitero spa
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Inés Martínez-Galán, MD | University of Castilla-La Mancha | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha | Toledo | 45122 | Spain |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020370 | Osteoarthritis, Knee |
| D015207 | Osteoarthritis, Hip |
| D001172 | Arthritis, Rheumatoid |
| ID | Term |
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| D010003 | Osteoarthritis |
| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001452 | Balneology |
| ID | Term |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| D012216 |
| Rheumatic Diseases |
| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |