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Acupuncture cost effective for period pain |
| Posted on Apr 28 2008 at 5:32 PM |
| News / Blog >> Acupuncture |
A German study looked at the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhea. In a randomised controlled trial plus non-randomised cohort, patients with dysmenorrhea were randomised to 15 sessions of acupuncture over 3 months or to a control group (no acupuncture). All subjects ere allowed to receive usual medical care. Of 649 women, 201 were randomised. Those who declined randomisation received acupuncture treatment. After 3 months, the average pain intensity was lower with acupuncture than without. The authors concluded that additional acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhea was associated with improvements in pain and quality of life as compared to usual care alone and was cost-effective within usual thresholds (overal ICER) 3011 euros per QALY - see last post for explanation).
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