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Generating health technology assessment evidence for rare diseases [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: Rare diseases are often heterogeneous in their progression and response to treatment, with only a small population for study. This provides challenges for evidence generation to support HTA, so novel research methods are required.
Facey, Karen, Granados, Alicia, Guyatt, Gordon, Kent, Alastair, Shah, Nilay, van der Wilt, Gert Jan, Wong-Rieger, Durhane   +6 more
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Self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes: systematic review

Health Technology Assessment, 2010
Objectives: To examine whether or not self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is worthwhile, in terms of glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia, quality of life (QoL) and cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who ...
C Clar, K Barnard, E Cummins, P Royle, N Waugh, for the Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Core Outcome Sets (COS) related to pregnancy and childbirth: a systematic review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Systematic reviews often conclude low confidence in the results due to heterogeneity in the reported outcomes. A Core Outcome Set (COS) is an agreed standardised collection of outcomes for a specific area of health.
Marie Österberg, Christel Hellberg, Ann Kristine Jonsson, Sara Fundell, Frida Trönnberg, Alkistis Skalkidou, Maria Jonsson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health technology assessment in Canada [PDF]

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2009
Canada's health system is a unique combination of public financing and private provision. With the significant government role in financing health services, health technology assessment (HTA) has found a ready audience as a form of policy research. In addition, Canada has been a leader in HTA and is entering a phase of deepening and maturation of HTA ...
Renaldo N, Battista, Brigitte, Côté, Matthew J, Hodge, Don, Husereau   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Systematic review of economic evaluations of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer [PDF]

, 2008
Objective Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and the standard surgical treatment for this cancer is open resection (OS), but laparoscopic surgery (LS) may be an alternative treatment.
Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group, De Verteuil, Robyn, Fraser, Cynthia Mary, Hernández, Rodolfo Andrés, Vale, Luke David   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Selecting topic areas for developing quality standards in a resource-limited setting

BMJ Open Quality, 2019
Variation in practices of and access to health promotion and disease prevention (P&P) across geographical areas have been studied in Thailand as well as other healthcare settings. The implementation of quality standards (QS)—a concise set of evidence-
Roongnapa Khampang, Sarayuth Khuntha, Phorntida Hadnorntun, Suthasinee Kumluang, Sonvanee Tanuchit, Sripen Tantivess, Yot Teerawattananon   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Counting the cost of public and philanthropic R&D funding: the case of olaparib

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2022
Background Lack of transparency around manufacturing costs, who bears the bulk of research and development costs and how total costs relate to the pricing of products, continue to fuel debates.
L. Schmidt, O. Sehic, C. Wild
doaj   +1 more source

Bayesian clinical trial designs : Another option for trauma trials? [PDF]

, 2017
The UK-REBOA Trial is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme (project number 14/199/09). PP was supported by the MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research (MR/L004933/1-R/N/P/B1).
Campbell, Marion K., Jansen, Jan O., MacLennan, Graeme, Pallmann, Philip, UK-REBOA Trial Investigators   +4 more
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Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH). A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation [PDF]

, 2015
Study registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN 89936343.Background - The effectiveness of exercise for improving hand and wrist function in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is uncertain.
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Assessing the impact of England's National Health Service R&D Health Technology Assessment program using the "payback" approach [PDF]

, 2009
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009Objectives: This study assesses the impact of the English National Health Service (NHS) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) program using the "payback" framework.Methods: A survey of lead investigators of all ...
Buxton, Colin Green, Hanney, Hanney, James Raftery, Kalra, Kingwell, Kogan, Martin Buxton, Stephen Hanney, Stryer   +10 more
core   +1 more source