An economic evaluation of pharmacopuncture versus usual care for chronic neck pain: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to evaluate the cost utility of pharmacopuncture in comparison with usual care for patients with chronic neck pain.

Methods

A 12-week, multicenter, pragmatic randomized controlled trial was conducted, and 101 patients suffering from chronic neck pain for more than six months were randomly placed into the pharmacopuncture and usual care groups to receive four weeks of treatment and 12 weeks of follow-up observations. The quality-adjusted life year (QALY) was calculated using EQ-5D and SF-6D. Concerning costs in 2019, a primary analysis was performed on societal perspective cost, and an additional analysis was performed on healthcare perspective cost.

Results

Compared to usual care, pharmacopuncture was superior as it showed a slightly higher

SUBMITTER: Kim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666315 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature