Cost-effectiveness of home versus hospital management of children at onset of type 1 diabetes: the DECIDE randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this economic evaluation was to assess whether home management could represent a cost-effective strategy in the patient pathway of type 1 diabetes (T1D). This is based on the Delivering Early Care In Diabetes Evaluation trial (ISRCTN78114042), which compared home versus hospital management from diagnosis in childhood diabetes and found no statistically significant difference in glycaemic control at 24 months.

Design

Cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Eight paediatric diabetes centres in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Participants

203 clinically well children aged under 17 years, with newly diagnosed T1D and their carers.

Outcome measures

The base-case analysis adopted n National Health

SUBMITTER: McCarroll Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8137197 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature