Table 1.
Search strategy and results.
| Database | Step | Search Algorithm | Items Found |
|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed | #1 | “fibromyalgia” [Mesh] | 8416 |
| #2 | “musculoskeletal disease” | 1718 | |
| #3 | “chronic pain syndrome” | 675 | |
| #4 | “FMS” | 9012 | |
| #5 | #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 | 21,981 | |
| #6 | “balneotherapy” | 1397 | |
| #7 | “spa therapy” | 314 | |
| #8 | “thermal water” | 298 | |
| #9 | “balneology” | 6116 | |
| #10 | “BT” | 23,370 | |
| #11 | #6) OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 | 25,239 | |
| #12 | #5 AND #11 | 99 | |
| Embase | #1 | ‘fibromyalgia’/exp | 20,842 |
| #2 | ‘musculoskeletal disease’ | 35,937 | |
| #3 | ‘chronic pain syndrome’ | 1133 | |
| #4 | ‘FMS’ | 12,213 | |
| #5 | #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 | 67,541 | |
| #6 | “balneotherapy”/exp | 16,620 | |
| #7 | “spa therapy” | 602 | |
| #8 | “thermal water” | 484 | |
| #9 | “balneology” | 1471 | |
| #10 | “BT” | 35,106 | |
| #11 | #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 | 52,736 | |
| #12 | #5 AND #11 | 434 | |
| Cochrane | #1 | MeSH descriptor: [fibromyalgia] explode all trees | 2927 |
| #2 | musculoskeletal disease: ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 4114 | |
| #3 | chronic pain syndrome: ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 280 | |
| #4 | FMS: ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 649 | |
| #5 | #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 | 7576 | |
| #6 | MeSH descriptor: [balneotherapy] explode all trees | 261 | |
| #7 | spa therapy: ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 122 | |
| #8 | thermal water: ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 79 | |
| #9 | nalneology: ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 211 | |
| #10 | BT: ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 1373 | |
| #11 | #6 or #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 | 1848 | |
| #12 | #5 and #11 restricted as clinical trials | 52 | |
| Medline | #1 | “fibromyalgia” | 6926 |
| #2 | “musculoskeletal disease” | 6294 | |
| #3 | “chronic pain syndrome” | 329 | |
| #4 | “FMS” | 7109 | |
| #5 | fibromyalgia OR musculoskeletal disease OR chronic pain syndrome OR FMS | 26,976 | |
| #6 | “balneotherapy” | 472 | |
| #7 | “spa therapy” | 273 | |
| #8 | “thermal water” | 2131 | |
| #9 | “nalneology” | 562 | |
| #10 | “BT” | 21,713 | |
| #11 | nalneotherapy OR spa therapy OR thermal water OR balneology OR BT | 38,850 | |
| #12 | #5 and #11 | 91 | |
| PsycINFO | #1 | “fibromyalgia” | 46 |
| #2 | “musculoskeletal disease” | 26 | |
| #3 | “chronic pain syndrome” | 47 | |
| #4 | “FMS” | 19 | |
| #5 | fibromyalgia OR musculoskeletal disease OR chronic pain syndrome OR FMS | 116 | |
| #6 | “nalneotherapy” | 0 | |
| #7 | “spa therapy” | 1 | |
| #8 | “thermal water” | 13 | |
| #9 | “nalneology” | 1 | |
| #10 | “BT” | 0 | |
| #11 | nalneotherapy OR spa therapy OR thermal water OR balneology OR BT | 15 | |
| #12 | #5 and #11 | 1 | |
| Clinicaltrials.gov | #1 | “fibromyalgia” | 958 |
| #2 | “musculoskeletal disease” | 17,031 | |
| #3 | “chronic pain syndrome” | 44 | |
| #4 | “FMS” | 1026 | |
| #5 | fibromyalgia OR musculoskeletal disease OR Chronic pain syndrome OR FMS | 17,308 | |
| #6 | “balneotherapy” | 16 | |
| #7 | “spa therapy” | 22 | |
| #8 | “thermal water” | 3 | |
| #9 | “balneology” | 6 | |
| #10 | “BT” | 45 | |
| #11 | balneotherapy OR spa therapy OR thermal water OR balneology OR BT | 107 | |
| #12 | balneotherapy OR spa therapy OR thermal water OR balneology OR BT|fibromyalgia OR musculoskeletal disease OR chronic pain syndrome OR FMS | 207 |