One-Year Effectiveness of a 3-Week Balneotherapy Program for the Treatment of Overweight or Obesity

Hanh, Thierry; Serog, P; Fauconnier, J.; Batailler, Pierre; Mercier, Florence; Roques, C.; Blin, Patrick

doi:10.1155/2012/150839

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“…It may also be necessary to combine ITW with more complex therapies such as spa therapies. A 3-week Zelen double consent randomized controlled trial ( N = 257) in France [ 27 ] found that a complex spa therapy with ITW (daily bubble bathing, water manual massages, mud therapy, water pool exercise, drinking of mineral water, nutrition and physical activity counseling) significantly reduced BMI (mean BMI loss after 14 months follow-up was 1.91 kg/m 2 [95 % CI: 1.46; 2.35]; P < 0.001). In a randomized, controlled trial from Poland [ 28 ] 50 overweight and obese patients (BMI = 43.8) presented a significant weight reduction with an average loss of 7 % of their initial weight and other CVRF such as total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and blood glucose after a 3-week spa therapy consisting of 15 daily mineral (4 % NaCl) thermal baths (31.0 °C) in a swimming pool and mud packs and a 1000 kcal diet.…”

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Outcomes from a three-arm randomized controlled trial of frequent immersion in thermoneutral water on cardiovascular risk factors

Naumann

Sadaghiani

Bureau

et al. 2016

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundCardiovascular diseases are a main cause of mortality worldwide. Spa bathing and immersion in thermoneutral water (ITW) have a long history in the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors.MethodsWe conducted a three-arm parallel-group, randomized controlled study to investigate the effects of frequent ITW on moderately elevated blood pressure (BP). Here, we report on the secondary outcomes, i.e. the influence of immersion in thermoneutral water on further cardiovascular risk factors: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, blood lipids, fasting blood glucose and C-reactive protein. Patients (age 57.6 ± 9.6 years, BMI 29.5 ± 5.7 kg/m2) with mild to moderately elevated BP received ITW for 45–60 min in pools of thermal-mineral water at 34.0–36.0 °C four times a week for 4 weeks. One group (Bath1) reduced the intensity to one bath a week for a further 20 weeks, while the other group (Bath2) continued bathing four times a week. The control group was instructed to relax for 45–60 min four times a week for 24 weeks using a relaxation CD.ResultsThe secondary analysis of the intention-to-treat population (N = 59) did not show a significant reduction of BMI, waist circumference, blood lipids, fasting blood glucose or C-reactive protein in patients with a mild to moderately elevated BP after 4 and 24 weeks ITW, respectively. There were no significant differences between the groups.ConclusionThus, we did not find evidence to support our ITW program being an efficacious intervention to induce cardiovascular alterations in this population of hypertensive patients.Trial registrationDRKS00003980 at drks-neu.uniklinik-freiburg.de, German Clinical Trials Register (registration date 2012-07-10).Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1241-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Outcomes from a three-arm randomized controlled trial of frequent immersion in thermoneutral water on cardiovascular risk factors

Naumann

Sadaghiani

Bureau

et al. 2016

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…There are many methods used such as diet treatments, exercise treatments, drug treatments, and surgical interventions (Ricci et al 2016). These treatments include balneotherapy (Fioravanti et al 2015a;Firszt-Adamczyk et al 2016;Hanh et al 2012;Jokic et al 2018;Matsumoto 2018;Olah et al 2011;Rapolienė 2016;Rosc et al 2015), which traditionally involves immersion in mineral and/or thermal waters from natural springs, but may interchangeably be defined as balneological interventions with natural gases (CO 2 , sulfur and radon, etc. ), peloids (mud) and other traditional remedies (for example, hay), whereas hydrotherapy generally employs normal tap water for medical treatment (Fioravanti et al 2017).…”

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The effect of balneotherapy on body mass index, adipokine levels, sleep disturbances, and quality of life of women with morbid obesity

et al. 2020

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To investigate the effect of balneotherapy on body mass index, adipokine levels, sleep disturbances, and quality of life in women with morbid obesity. Fifty-four women with morbid obesity were included in the study. The body mass indexes (BMI) and waist/ hip ratios (WHR) of the women were calculated. Subcutaneous fat thickness was measured using a *skinfold meter, and the percentage of adipose tissue was calculated. The *Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess sleep quality, and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) was used to assess quality of life. In addition to routine biochemical tests, leptin, adipokine, visfatin from blood, and cortisol from saliva samples were studied. Participants were given 15 sessions of balneotherapy for 20 min each. After treatment, the laboratory and clinical parameters of the participants were *reevaluated. There was no statistically significant difference of BMI, WHR, and percentage of adipose tissue between before and after treatment measurements (p ˃ 0.05).There was a statistically significant improvement in PSQI and NSP scores (p ˂ 0.001). The levels of blood glucose, leptin, and visfatin were significantly decreased, and adiponectin was significantly increased after treatment (p = 0.047, p ˂ 0.001, p ˂ 0.001, and p ˂ 0.001, respectively).There was no statistically significant changes in salivary cortisol levels (p = 0.848). Patients with diabetes showed a statistically significant decrease in glucose levels after treatment (p = 0.017).There was a statistically significant decrease in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with dyslipidemia compared with pretreatment (p = 0.018). Balneotherapy improves sleep and quality of life of women with morbid obesity. After balneotherapy, glucose, leptin, adiponectin, and visfatin levels may change positively.

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“…In Germany, it would be therefore termed "balneotherapy" (Gutenbrunner et al 2010) the treatment of mild CHF (Michalsen et al 2003) and hypertension (Jacob and Volger 2009); (4) balneotherapy in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (Farina et al 2011), psoriasis (mud therapy) (Costantino 2008a;Costantino and Lampa 2005;Delfino et al 2003), chronic venous insufficiency (Carpentier and Satger 2009), symptomatic varicosis (Mancini et al 2003), overweight/obesity (Hanh et al 2012), chronic inflammatory gynaecological disorders (Zambo et al 2008) and generalized anxiety disorder ( Dubois et al 2010); (5) aquatic exercise in the treatment of CHF (Cider et al 2003); and (6) spa therapy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (Brefel-Courbon et al 2003). Most of the 22 uncontrolled studies report significant within-group improvements over time.…”

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Health resort medicine in non-musculoskeletal disorders: is there evidence of its effectiveness?

et al. 2015

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Health resort medicine (HRM; in German: Kurortmedizin) is a field of medicine with long-lasting tradition in several European countries. A number of systematic reviews have shown the effectiveness of HRM in musculoskeletal conditions. Reviews focusing on the effectiveness of HRM in non-musculoskeletal disorders are rare. This systematic review aims to provide an overview about all types of health resort treatments applied in non-musculoskeletal conditions, to summarize evidence for its effectiveness and to assess the quality of published studies. MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge and Embase were searched for articles published between January 2002 and December 2013. We used a broad search strategy in order to find studies investigating the effects of HRM in non-musculoskeletal disorders. Two authors independently extracted data and assessed quality using the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies (EPHPP-QAT). Forty-one studies (19 of them with control group) from eight countries examining the efficacy of various forms of spa treatment for 12 disease groups were included. The studies are markedly heterogeneous regarding study design, population and treatment. HRM treatment is associated with clinical improvement in diseases of the skin, respiratory, circulatory, digestive and nervous system among others. However, small samples, the lack of control groups and an insufficient follow-up often limit the generated evidence. The scientific literature of the last decade has shown that a number of non-musculoskeletal disorders are treated with different kinds of HRM. The challenge for the future will be to carry out thoroughly designed studies in larger patient populations to corroborate the impact of HRM treatment on non-musculoskeletal disorders.

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One-Year Effectiveness of a 3-Week Balneotherapy Program for the Treatment of Overweight or Obesity

Cited by 28 publications

References 31 publications

Outcomes from a three-arm randomized controlled trial of frequent immersion in thermoneutral water on cardiovascular risk factors

Outcomes from a three-arm randomized controlled trial of frequent immersion in thermoneutral water on cardiovascular risk factors

The effect of balneotherapy on body mass index, adipokine levels, sleep disturbances, and quality of life of women with morbid obesity

Health resort medicine in non-musculoskeletal disorders: is there evidence of its effectiveness?

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