Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in patients with headache.
Cephalalgia
; 28(4): 334-45, 2008 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-18315686
ABSTRACT
The aim was to assess costs and cost-effectiveness of additional acupuncture treatment in patients with headache compared with patients receiving routine care alone. A randomized, controlled trial was conducted, including patients (> or =18 years old) with primary headache (more than 12 months, at least two headaches/month). Outcome parameters were quality of life (Short Form 36), direct and indirect costs differences during the 3-month study period and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of acupuncture treatment. A total of 3182 patients (1613 acupuncture; 1569 controls) with headache were included (77.4% women, mean age and standard deviation 42.6 +/- 12.3; 22.6% men, 47.2 +/- 13.4). Over 3 months costs were higher in the acupuncture group compared with the control [euro857.47; 95% confidence interval 790.86, 924.07, vs. euro527.34 (459.81, 594.88), P < 0.001, mean difference euro330.12 (235.27, 424.98)]. This cost increase was primarily due to costs of acupuncture [euro365.64 (362.19, 369.10)]. The ICER was euro11 657 per QALY gained. According to international cost-effectiveness threshold values, acupuncture is a cost-effective treatment in patients with primary headache.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Analgesia por Acupuntura
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Cefalea de Tipo Tensional
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Trastornos Migrañosos
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Health_economic_evaluation
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cephalalgia
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania