Objectives: Extended-release therapies avoid the need for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to take medication at school. Recently a transdermal delivery system has been developed which can allow symptom control all day long but with greater dosing flexibility.
Category Archives: Clinical Studies
Cost-effectiveness of adjunctive eptifibatide in patients undergoing coronary stenting in Germany
Objective: To determine the cost-effectiveness of adding eptifibatide to the standard treatment for selected high-risk patients undergoing coronary stenting in Germany. Furthermore, to investigate the impact of several extrapolation methods on the results.
Eliciting health state utilities from the general public for severe chronic pain
Objective: There is an absence of data on public preferences for health states (HSs) associated with severe chronic pain. The aim of this study was to develop accurate HS descriptions for severe chronic pain requiring intrathecal (IT) therapy and to derive utility weights that …
Eliciting patient preferences for hormonal therapy options in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer
Treatment choices for metastatic prostate cancer are complex and can involve men balancing survival versus quality of life. The present study aims to elicit patient preferences with respect to the attributes of treatments for metastatic prostate cancer through a discrete choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire. ….
Cost-effectiveness of warfarin: Trial versus ‘real-life’ stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Background and purpose: Previous cost-effectiveness analyses analyzed warfarin for stroke prevention in randomized trial settings. Given the complexities of warfarin treatment, cost-effectiveness should be examined within a real-world setting.
Preferences and utilities for the symptoms of moderate to severe allergic asthma.
Background: Moderate-to-severe allergic asthma has a substantial impact on patients’ quality of life (QOL). Despite care consistent with treatment guidelines, many patients with moderate-to-severe asthma still experience variability in asthma control, signaling an unmet need within this population.
The economic value of anti-IgE in severe persistent, IgE-mediated (allergic) asthma patients: adaptation of INNOVATE to Sweden
Background: Severe allergic asthma patients may not be controlled even with guideline recommended care, including inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting beta-2 agonists, theophylline, oral steroids and anti-leukotrienes. They experience exacerbations requiring intensive healthcare use and which may be fatal.
Health state utilities for metastatic breast cancer
The aim of the study was to obtain United Kingdom-based societal preferences for distinct stages of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and six common toxicities. Health states were developed based on literature review, iterative cycles of interviews and a focus group with clinical experts.
Impact of omalizumab on quality-of-life outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe allergic asthma
Background: Moderate-to-severe allergic asthma has a substantial impact on patients’ quality of life (QOL). Despite care consistent with treatment guidelines, many patients with moderate-to-severe asthma still experience variability in asthma control, signaling an unmet need within this population.
The cost-effectiveness of screening programs using single and multiple birth cohort simulations: a comparison using a model of cervical cancer
Despite early recognition of the theoretical advantages of simulations that include different population subgroups/ strata and different birth cohorts, many modeling-based economic evaluations of cervical screening have been based on unrealistic single birth cohort simulations.
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