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Desert sand baths may ease RA lung and pain symptoms

NCT ID NCT07287696

Symptom relief Sponsor: Ahram Canadian University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether Siwan sand therapy (warm sand baths followed by olive oil massage) could improve lung function, pain, and daily activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Thirty adults with moderate to severe RA were split into two groups: one received sand therapy for 5 days, the other received standard physiotherapy for 2 months. The goal was to see if the sand treatment offered any breathing or symptom benefits compared to usual care.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

15 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2016

Finished

Aug 2019

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

25 to 59 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: The inclusion criteria were definite RA that fulfilled the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for RA * Patients were on their stable doses of anti-rheumatic drugs * Patients with moderate, severe rheumatoid arthritis * they had positive RF and anti-CCP * Both sexes participated in this study * their ages range from 25 to 59 years * body mass index from 25 to 30 * Pain of at least 3 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 mm (no pain) to 10 mm (worst imaginable pain) * Patients with (I) complete functional capacity with ability to carry out all usual duties without handicaps, (II) functional capacity adequate to conduct normal activities despite handicap of discomfort or limited mobility of one or more joints, (III) functional capacity adequate to perform only a few or none of the duties of usual occupation or of self-care - Exclusion Criteria: * uncontrolled arterial hypertension \[systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 180 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 100 mm Hg\] 32 (Tanaka and Kazumi, 1990). * Uncontrolled diabetes, * Previous renal transplanted patients, * Patients had coronary artery disease including: unstable angina, * Pregnant woman's, * Bleeding disorder, * Largely or wholly incapacitated with patient bedridden or wheel chair bound, permitting little or no self-care.

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Conditions

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rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

    Giza, 12613, Egypt

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