Economic evaluation of a phase III international randomised controlled trial of very early mobilisation after stroke (AVERT).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While very early mobilisation (VEM) intervention for stroke patients was shown not to be effective at 3 months, 12 month clinical and economical outcomes remain unknown. The aim was to assess cost-effectiveness of a VEM intervention within a phase III randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Design

An economic evaluation alongside a RCT, and detailed resource use and cost analysis over 12 months post-acute stroke.

Setting

Multi-country RCT involved 58 stroke centres.

Participants

2104 patients with acute stroke who were admitted to a stroke unit.

Intervention

A very early rehabilitation intervention within 24 hours of stroke onset METHODS: Cost-utility analyses were undertaken according to pre-specified protocol measuring VEM against usual care (UC)

SUBMITTER: Gao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537993 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature