The cost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for investigation of the knee joint

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal injury; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Knee injury

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17898966
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 118

Inclusion Criteria

Patients attending with knee problems in whom surgery was being considered were recruited from routine orthopaedic clinics.

Exclusion Criteria

No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The study investigated the benefits of knee MRI at two levels: <br>1. Diagnostic/therapeutic impact (i.e. avoidance of surgery)<br>2. Patient outcome (using the 36-item Short Form questionnaire [SF-36] and the EuroQoL quality-of-life measurement instruments [EQ-5D]); quality of life was assessed at baseline and at 6 and 12 months<br><br>Costs were assessed from the perspectives of the NHS and patients. All analyses were by intention to treat.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures