Clinical effects of Kneipp hydrotherapy: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Hydrotherapy is a traditional prevention and treatment strategy. This study's aim is to systematically review all available randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating clinical effects of hydrotherapy according to Kneipp which is characterised by cold water applications.

Methods

RCTs on disease therapy and prevention with Kneipp hydrotherapy were included. Study participants were patients and healthy volunteers of all age groups. MEDLINE (via PubMed), Scopus, Central, CAMbase, and opengrey.eu were systematically searched through April 2021 without language restrictions and updated by searching PubMed until April 6th 2023. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane tool version 1.ResultsTwenty RCTs (N=4247) were included. Due to high heterogeneity of the RCT

SUBMITTER: Ortiz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335435 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature