Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Musculoskeletal

Sort:Best matchNewest Highest certainty Download CSV

No studies found 3 · 42.9%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 57.1%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Balneotherapy vs drug treatment

Pain intensity VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain, 100 = worst pain) · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 57 participants
Very low

Balneotherapy vs drug treatment

Improvement Global improvement on 5‐point scale (very good/good/fair/poor/very poor) · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

It is very uncertain whether balneotherapy changes improvement Global improvement on 5‐point scale (very… compared with drug treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.35 [1.44, 3.83]
1 study · 57 participants
Very low

Balneotherapy vs drug treatment

Physical disability Not reported · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Balneotherapy vs drug treatment

Tender joints Number of painful joints Scale from 0 to 28 · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 57 participants
Very low

Balneotherapy vs drug treatment

Swollen joints Number of swollen joints Scale from 0 to 28 · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 57 participants
Very low

Balneotherapy vs drug treatment

Withdrawal due to serious adverse events Not reported · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Balneotherapy vs drug treatment

Adverse events Not reported · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found