Health-economic Evaulation of Interventional Pain Mangement

Eques Indolor AB1,540 enrolled

Overview

To establish the cost per QALY (Quality Adjusted life Years) gained all patients that are referred to a specialized interventional pain clinic are assessed by Euroqol EQ-5D to measure the health-related quality of life at the first visit and then during the following year. Quality of life is calculated from EQ-5D by using hte TTO-validated UK-value set. With this and calculations of the cost we will be able to calculate the cost per QALY-gained which makes it possible to compare interventional pain managment to other treatments for pain patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,540

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Interventions

Radio-frequency dennervation of facet jointOTHER

Diagnostic nerve-blocks performed under direct x-ray visionOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 15 YearsMax age: 99 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients Exclusion Criteria:

Locations (1)

Smärtkliniken i Umeå

Umeå, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality Adjusted Life gained

QALY is calculated from the EQ-5D value using the TTO-validated UK value set accoring to ordinary health-economic evaluations.

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Cost per QALY gained

The cost per QALY gained is calculated according to normal health-economic evaluation models.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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