Cost-utility of a multicomponent intervention for fibromyalgia versus usual care : a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

OBJECTIVE: To perform an economic evaluation on a multicomponent intervention programme for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome compared with usual clinical practice in primary care.

DESIGN: A cost-utility analysis was conducted alongside a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT04049006) from a societal perspective, a human capital approach, and a 1-year time horizon.

PATIENTS: Patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia  syndrome from the public health system in south Catalonia, Spain.

METHODS: Crude and adjusted incremental cost- utility ratios were estimated to compare the treatment strategies based on cost estimations (direct medical costs and productivity losses) and quality-adjusted life years. One-way and 2-way deterministic sensitivity analyses were performed.

RESULTS: The final analysed sample comprised 297 individuals, 161 in the intervention group and 136 in the control group. A crude incremental cost-utility ratio of € 1,780.75 and an adjusted ratio of € 851.67 were obtained, indicating that the programme  significantly improved patients' quality of life with a cost-increasing outcome that fell below the cost-effectiveness threshold. The sensitivity analysis  confirmed these findings when  varying large cost components, and showed dominance when increasing session attendance.

CONCLUSION: The proposed multicomponent intervention programme was cost-effective compared with usual care for fibromyalgia, which supports its addition to standard practice in the regional  primary care service.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Journal of rehabilitation medicine - 55(2023) vom: 19. Dez., Seite jrm12361

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arfuch, Victoria Mailen [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar Martín, Carina [VerfasserIn]
Berenguera, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Caballol Angelats, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Gonçalves, Alessandra Queiroga [VerfasserIn]
Carrasco-Querol, Noèlia [VerfasserIn]
González Serra, Gemma [VerfasserIn]
Sancho Sol, Maria Cinta [VerfasserIn]
Fusté Anguera, Immaculada [VerfasserIn]
Friberg, Emilie [VerfasserIn]
Pettersson, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Casajuana, Marc [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Pragmatic Clinical Trial

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Date Completed 20.12.2023

Date Revised 30.12.2023

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04049006

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2340/jrm.v55.12361

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366026925