A guided and unguided internet- and mobile-based intervention for chronic pain: health economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims at evaluating the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of a guided and unguided internet-based intervention for chronic pain patients (ACTonPain_guided and ACTonPain_unguided) compared with a waitlist control group (CG) as well as the comparative cost-effectiveness of the guided and the unguided version.

Design

This is a health economic evaluation alongside a three-arm randomised controlled trial from a societal perspective. Assessments were conducted at baseline, 9 weeks and 6 months after randomisation.

Setting

Participants were recruited through online and offline strategies and in collaboration with a health insurance company.

Participants

302 adults (≥18 years, pain for at least 6 months) were randomly allocated

SUBMITTER: Paganini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500312 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature