The aim of this non-inferiority study was to evaluate and compare the effects of Tiszasüly and Kolop mud-pack therapy on pain, function and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.~Methods: In this double-blind, randomized, follow-up study 60 patients with knee osteoarthritis were treated with either Tiszasüly hot mud-pack (Group 1), or with Kolop hot mud-pack (Group 2) on 10 occasions for 2 weeks (10 working days). 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for knee pain, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Lequesne Index for physical function and EuroQoL-5D for quality-of-life measure were recorded at baseline, at the end of treatment (Week 2) and 3 months later (Week 12).
In this double-blind, randomized, follow-up study investigators evaluated and compared the effects of Tiszasüly and Kolop mud-pack therapy on pain, function and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. 30 patients were treated with Tiszasüly hot mud-pack (Group 1), 30 patients with Kolop hot mud-pack (Group 2) for 10 working days. Knee pain, function a nd qualitiy of life were measured at baseline, at the end of treatment and 3 months later.