Educational Program Associated With a Conventional Spa Therapy of Knee Osteoarthritis Patients (GETT2)

Association Francaise pour la Recherche Thermale

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Spa Therapy; Other: Educational workshops

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03550547

2017-A03323-50

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this work is to measure the efficiency of 18 days SPA Therapy in orientation rheumatology associated with an educational intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis on a priority objective, personalized and determined by the patient, chosen in the list of 5 objectives determined during the educational assessment.

Full description

This program begin with a shared educational balance assessment allowing to set up the individual program adapted to the objectives personalized by the patients. The objectives to achieve are to allow the patients to acquire knowledge and skills (attitudes, behavior) concerning their pathology and the existing treatment. A multidisciplinary team trained in the therapeutic education of the patient assure the educational interventions. The proposed educational activities (7 educational workshops) concern major axes of the care of the knee osteoarthritis: knowledge of the pathology, the adapted physical exercise, the dietetics, the management of the pain, the articular hygiene and the technical helps.

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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
• Pain intensity equal or more than "3" at the Visual Analogical Scale
• Patient has given its consent in writing to

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindication to the spa therapy
• Trouble behavior or understanding making it impossible to assess

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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250 participants in 2 patient groups

7 educational workshops

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention: 7 educational workshops in addition to spa therapy : Knowledge of the pathology ; Educational physical activity ( 2 workshops); Dietary; Management of pain, fatigue and the medical treatments; Articular hygiene and ergonomics; Technical assistance, an adaptation of the living condition

Treatment:

Other: Educational workshops

Other: Spa Therapy

spa therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Approved Spa therapy

Treatment:

Other: Spa Therapy