A comparative study of treatment interventions for patellar tendinopathy: a secondary cost-effectiveness analysis

Fernández-Sanchis, Daniel ; López-Royo, María Pilar ; Jiménez-Sánchez, Carolina ; Herrero, Pablo (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gómez-Barrera, Manuel ; Calvo, Sandra (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Objective: To compare the cost-effectiveness of three patellar tendinopathy treatments. Design: Secondary (cost-effectiveness) analysis of a blinded, randomised controlled trial, with follow-up at 10 and 22 weeks. Settings: Recruitment was performed in sport clubs. The diagnosis and the intervention were carried out at San Jorge University. Participants: The participants were adults between 18 and 45 years (n = 48) with patellar tendinopathy. Interventions: Participants received percutaneous needle electrolysis, dry needling or sham needling, all of which were combined with eccentric exercise. Main outcome measures: Costs, quality-adjusted life years and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio were calculated for each group. Results: The total cost per session was similar in the three groups: €9.46 for the percutaneous needle electrolysis group; €9.44 for the dry needling group; and €8.96 for the sham group. The percutaneous needle electrolysis group presented better cost-effectiveness in terms of quality-adjusted life years and 96% and 93% probability of being cost-effective compared to the sham and dry needling groups, respectively. Conclusion: Our study shows that percutaneous needle electrolysis has a greater probability of being cost-effective than sham or dry needling treatment.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1177/09645284221085283

Año: 2022

Publicado en: Acupuncture in Medicine 40, 6 (2022), 516-523
ISSN: 0964-5284

Factor impacto JCR: 2.5 (2022)

Categ. JCR: INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE rank: 18 / 28 = 0.643 (2022) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.9 - Medicine (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.468 - Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q2) - Neurology (clinical) (Q3) - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q3)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Fisioterapia (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)