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14 questions · 14 findings · 1 reviews · Musculoskeletal

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Balneotherapy vs placebo

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 · 45 participants
Very low

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

Improvement Yes/no based on 5 outcome measures (> 30% reduction in number of swollen joints, > 30% reduction in number of tender joints, > 20% improvement in patient VAS for severity of pain and > 20% improvement in physician VAS) · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

It is very uncertain whether balneotherapy changes improvement Yes/no based on 5 outcome measures (> 30% reduction in… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.96 [0.54, 1.7]
1 study · 45 participants
Very low

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

Balneotherapy vs placebo

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 placebo

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 · 45 participants
Very low

Balneotherapy vs placebo

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 · 45 participants
Very low

Balneotherapy vs placebo

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 placebo

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