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Analgesic efficacy of the serial application of a sulfurated mud bath at home
Kristof O, Gatzen M, Hellenbrecht D, Saller R
Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde [Research in Complementary and Natural Classical Medicine] 2000 Oct;7(5):233-236
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of a series of applications of sulfurated mud baths in outpatients suffering from back pain. Within 2 weeks 13 patients took 6 sulfurated mud baths (group A) and 12 patients 6 tap water baths (group B) at home. Before the bath and over 48 h after starting the 1st and the 6th bath, pain intensity was evaluated by the patients according to a visual analogue scale (VAS). The main outcome parameter was the weighted (for time of observation) sum of pain intensity (SPI) after the 6th bath. The mean SPI in group A was 741 mm-h (95% CI 594 to 864 mm-h) and in group B 1,112 mm x h (95% CI 929 to 1,252 mm-h) (p = 0.009), suggesting a significantly stronger analgesic effect of a series of sulfurated mud baths than of a series of tap water baths.
Published by S Karger GmbH, Freiburg.

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