Cost-effectiveness of Physical Therapy vs Intra-articular Glucocorticoid Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Physical therapy and glucocorticoid injections are initial treatment options for knee osteoarthritis, but available data indicate that most patients receive one or the other, suggesting they may be competing interventions. The initial cost difference for treatment can be substantial, with physical therapy often being more expensive at the outset, and cost-effectiveness analysis can aid patients and clinicians in making decisions.

Objective

To investigate the incremental cost-effectiveness between physical therapy and intra-articular glucocorticoid injection as initial treatment strategies for knee osteoarthritis.

Design, setting, and participants

This economic evaluation is a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial performed from October 1, 2012,

SUBMITTER: Rhon DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787617 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature