Economic Evaluation alongside Multinational Studies: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of the study

This study seeks to explore methods for conducting economic evaluations alongside multinational trials by conducting a systematic review of the methods used in practice and the challenges that are typically faced by the researchers who conducted the economic evaluations.

Methods

A review was conducted for the period 2002 to 2012, with potentially relevant articles identified by searching the Medline, Embase and NHS EED databases. Studies were included if they were full economic evaluations conducted alongside a multinational trial.

Results

A total of 44 studies out of a possible 2667 met the inclusion criteria. Methods used for the analyses varied between studies, indicating a lack of consensus on how economic evaluation alongside multinational st

SUBMITTER: Oppong R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4488296 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature