Cost-effectiveness of manual therapy versus physiotherapy in patients with sub-acute and chronic neck pain: a randomised controlled trial

European Spine Journal - Tập 25 - Trang 2087-2096 - 2016
J. M. van Dongen1, R. Groeneweg1,2,3, S. M. Rubinstein1, J. E. Bosmans1, R. A. B. Oostendorp2,4, R. W. J. G. Ostelo1,5, M. W. van Tulder1,5
1Department of Health Sciences & EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth & Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2Scientific Institute for Quality of Health Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
3AVANSplus, University for Professionals, Breda, the Netherlands
4Department of Manual Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
5Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tóm tắt

To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of manual therapy according to the Utrecht School (MTU) in comparison with physiotherapy (PT) in sub-acute and chronic non-specific neck pain patients from a societal perspective. An economic evaluation was conducted alongside a 52-week randomized controlled trial, in which 90 patients were randomized to the MTU group and 91 to the PT group. Clinical outcomes included perceived recovery (yes/no), functional status (continuous and yes/no), and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Costs were measured from a societal perspective using self-reported questionnaires. Missing data were imputed using multiple imputation. To estimate statistical uncertainty, bootstrapping techniques were used. After 52 weeks, there were no significant between-group differences in clinical outcomes. During follow-up, intervention costs (β:€−32; 95 %CI: −54 to −10) and healthcare costs (β:€−126; 95 %CI: −235 to −32) were significantly lower in the MTU group than in the PT group, whereas unpaid productivity costs were significantly higher (β:€186; 95 %CI:19–557). Societal costs did not significantly differ between groups (β:€−96; 95 %CI:−1975–2022). For QALYs and functional status (yes/no), the maximum probability of MTU being cost-effective in comparison with PT was low (≤0.54). For perceived recovery (yes/no) and functional status (continuous), a large amount of money must be paid per additional unit of effect to reach a reasonable probability of cost-effectiveness. From a societal perspective, MTU was not cost-effective in comparison with PT in patients with sub-acute and chronic non-specific neck pain for perceived recovery, functional status, and QALYs. As no clear total societal cost and effect differences were found between MTU and PT, the decision about what intervention to administer, reimburse, and/or implement can be based on the preferences of the patient and the decision-maker at hand. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00713843

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