THERMARTHROSE: Gonarthrosis and Water Cure
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Osteoarthritis, Knee focused on measuring Visual analogic Scale of pain, Womac indice, SF-36 quality of life, Hydrotherapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: ACR criteria: knee pain and one of the tree following conditions: Age > 50 years, Morning stiffness< 30 minutes and articular crackling. osteophytes visible on knee radiography. knee radiography less than 3 years old: face, schuss, axial of kneecap cliché. Actual gonarthrosis intensity on Visual Analogic Scale > or = 30mm. Exclusion Criteria: arthrosis limited to the femoro-patellar compartments. severe depressive syndrome, psychosis. Thermal cure less than 6 month before. Contra-indication or predictable inability to tolerate thermal cure. Profession lied to hydrotherapy. previous knee treatments: massage, physiotherapy and acupuncture since less than 1 month; infiltration since less than 3 months; NSAI since less than 5 days; analgesic since less than 12 hours; modification in the medicinal anti-arthrosis treatment since less than 3 months.
Sites / Locations
- Cabinet médical
- Cabinet Médical
- Hôpital thermal
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Sham Comparator
1
2
group with 18 days thermal cure
group with no thermal cure but only access 3 days to watering place 6 months after inclusion