Economic analysis of acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11160/18:10383386 RIV/00179906:_____/18:10383386

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S174870" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S174870</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S174870" target="_blank" >10.2147/NDT.S174870</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Economic analysis of acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis

Original language description

Background: Acupuncture has become a viable option for migraine prophylaxis in Europe; however, despite its wide use, more data on the short- and long-term cost-effectiveness are needed when considering the perspectives of a paying third-party, the patient, and of society in general. The aim was to evaluate the cost and effectiveness of adjuvant acupuncture to pharmacologic treatment vs pharmacologic treatment alone in migraine patients after a 3-month acupuncture course and a 6-month follow-up from all perspectives.Methods: The study involved an open-label randomized clinical trial of patients receiving acupuncture (n=42), and a waiting list control group (n=44). The number of migraine days during the last 28 days, as well as direct and indirect costs were considered. The trial was registered under DRKS00009803.Results: The total cost per patient reached (sic)696 vs (sic)285 after 3 months of acupuncture and (sic)66 vs (sic)132 in the acupuncture and control groups after a 6-month follow-up, respectively (P=0.071). The trends observed in effectiveness and costs from all perspectives are discussed.Conclusion: The inclusion of acupuncture in health care results beneficial mainly for its observed trend in reduced losses of productivity and income, with the latter often exceeding the costs of acupuncture treatment. As such, acupuncture may be recommended as an adjuvant treatment in migraine prophylaxis to standard pharmacotherapy.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

ISSN

1178-2021

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

December

Country of publishing house

NZ - NEW ZEALAND

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

3053-3061

UT code for WoS article

000450297600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85057529019