Type of costs | Acupuncture (n = 110) | Usual care (n = 97) | Mean difference (95% CI)* |
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Mean(SD) (£ sterling) | Mean(SD) (£ sterling) | ||
Total baseline costs (for 3 months prior to trial) | 144 (264) | 123 (128) | 21 (−38 to 79) |
Total IBS baseline costs (for 3 months prior to trial) | 20( 49) | 21 (54) | −1 (−15 to 13) |
Health care costs during trial (excluding acupuncture) | 600 (725) | 574 (728) | 26 (−174 to 225) |
IBS-related costs during trial (excluding acupuncture) | 91 (245) | 61 (123) | 30 (−24 to 84) |
Acupuncture costs during trial | 339 (98) | 0 (0) | 339 (321 to 356) |
Total health care costs during trial (including acupuncture) | 940 (740) | 574 (728) | 366 (164 to 567) |
Total IBS-related costs during trial (including acupuncture) | 431 (269) | 61(122) | 370 (311 to 429) |