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Spa therapy plus education: a new recipe for knee osteoarthritis?

NCT ID NCT02598804

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Completed This study
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First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether adding a self-management education program to a three-week spa treatment can increase physical activity levels in people with knee osteoarthritis. The program includes educational workshops and a written booklet, and the study will measure physical activity, pain, function, and self-efficacy three months after the start of treatment. Participants are adults aged 50 to 75 with knee osteoarthritis who are already enrolled in spa therapy.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
educational workshops and written information booklet
What this could lead to
If effective, this program could help knee osteoarthritis patients become more physically active, potentially improving pain and function.
What could go wrong
The trial is relatively small and the benefit may be modest. The outcome depends on patients' adherence to the program, and results may not apply to all.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

172 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2015

Finished

Jan 2017

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

50 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients, male or female, aged 50 to 75 years. * Patients with knee osteoarthritis clinical criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme (beneficiary entitled) * Patient registered spa * Patient has given its consent in writing to Exclusion Criteria: \-

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity osteoarthritis, knee

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Education Exercise Knee osteoarthritis Physical activity Self-management

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France

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