Demonstration Project acupuncture (for asthma), by the Technicians' Health Insurance Company and other participating health insurance companies - Health economics

Not Applicable

• Conditions: J45; Asthma

• Registration Number: DRKS00003767
• Lead Sponsor: Institut f. Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie & Gesundheitsökonomie - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2002-12-15
• Study Start: 2012-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 357

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with allergic bronchial asthma were included. Allergic bronchial asthma was defined as an inflammatory disease of the airways with bronchial hyperreactivity and variable airway obstruction, often associated with an atopic predisposition. The diagnosis must made by a physician.

Exclusion Criteria

The suspicion of bronchial asthma with non-allergic origin was an exclusion criterion. Other obstructive airway diseases or expiratory dyspnea were also excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cost per QALY gained (quality adjusted life year) after 3 months<br><br>Procedure: The measurement of quality of life was performed using the SF36-questionnaire at baseline and after 3 months. Conversion into QALYs was performed using Algorithms by Brazier et al. (. Brazier J, Roberts J, Deverill M. The estimation of a preference-based measure of health from the SF-36 J Health Econ 2002 21 (2) :271-292.)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
costs per group