Is hydrotherapy cost effective? The costs and outcome measures of hydrotherapy programmes compared with physiotherapy land techniques in children with rheumatoid conditions

ISRCTN	ISRCTN53215499
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN53215499
Secondary identifying numbers	HTA 96/32/08

Submission date: 25/04/2003
Registration date: 25/04/2003
Last edited: 27/10/2010

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Musculoskeletal Diseases

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mrs Heather Epps
Scientific

Department of Physiotherapy
The Childrens Trust
Tadworth Court
Surrey
KT20 5RU
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)207 636 8333 ext. 2151
Email	hepps@thechildrenstrust.org.uk

Study information

Study design	Multicentre blind randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Not Specified
Scientific title
Study objectives	The primary objective of the project is to assess the effects of hydrotherapy and land physiotherapy versus land physiotherapy alone on the quality of life and outcome disease for children with rheumatic disorders. The secondary objective is to analyse the cost effectiveness of the use of hydrotherapy as a treatment modality. A multicentre randomised, blinded study will be performed on 200 patients with rheumatic disease for at least 3 months. 200 patients (age 5-19) will be enrolled from rheumatology clinics. In each group 100 subjects will receive standardised land physiotherapy treatment and 100 subjects will receive additional hydrotherapy. Internationally agreed outcome measures, as well as muscle strength and physical fitness will be recorded prior to the treatment period and at 2 and 6 months follow up clinic visits. A cost utility analysis will be undertaken and quality of life measures analysed relating cost to benefit of intervention.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Musculoskeletal diseases: Arthritis (rheumatoid)
Intervention	1. Hydrotherapy and land physiotherapy 2. Land physiotherapy only
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Quality of life and disease outcome
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration.
Overall study start date	01/09/1999
Completion date	31/12/2001

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Child
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	200
Key inclusion criteria	Children with rheumatic disorders
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration.
Date of first enrolment	01/09/1999
Date of final enrolment	31/12/2001

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Department of Physiotherapy

Surrey
KT20 5RU
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Quarry House
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1132 545 843
Email	Sheila.Greener@doh.gsi.gov.uk
Website	http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
"ROR"	https://ror.org/03sbpja79

Funders

Funder type

Government

NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/10/2005		Yes	No