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Table 3 Mean costs based on available data

From: Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: findings from an economic evaluation conducted alongside a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care

Type of costs

Acupuncture (n = 110)

Usual care (n = 97)

Mean difference (95% CI)*

 

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)

  1. * Difference is not adjusted for baseline costs.