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Research type: |
Primary Research (e.g. trial) |
Title (lead author) etc: |
Is hydrotherapy cost effective? A randomised controlled trial of combined hydrotherapy programmes compared with physiotherapy land techniques in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (Epps) 76 pages, Volume 9, number 39 |
DOI |
10.3310/hta9390 |
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Headline: |
This research demonstrates a beneficial effect from both combined hydrotherapy and land-based physiotherapy treatment and land-based physiotherapy treatment alone in juvenile idiopathic arthritis without any exacerbation of disease, but until further research is undertaken it is not possible to determine if the initiation and costs of building new hydrotherapy pools is justifiable or cost-effective in the long term. |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
Epps H, Ginnelly L, Utley M, Southwood T, Gallivan S, et al. Is hydrotherapy cost effective? A randomised controlled trial of combined hydrotherapy programmes compared with physiotherapy land techniques in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Health Technol Assess 2005;9(39). |
Project ref: |
96/32/08 |
Original project title: |
Is hydrotherapy cost effective? The costs and outcome measures of hydrotherapy programmes compared with physiotherapy land techniques in children with rheumatoid conditions |
Chief Investigator: |
Dr Heather Epps, Paediatric Physio and Consultant in Hydrotherapy, Department of Physiotherapy, Kingston Hospital |
Start Date: |
September 1999 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
October 2005 |
Cost: |
£152,012 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
RHEUMATIC-DISEASES Q-therapy; HYDROTHERAPY Q-economics; PHYSICAL-THERAPY Q-economics (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMAN; CHILD; CLINICAL-TRIAL; RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED-TRIAL; MULTICENTER-STUDY; COSTS-AND-COST-ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; TREATMENT-OUTCOME (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
ISRCTN* number: | ISRCTN 53215499 (*International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) URL of this project on the Controlled Trials Website: http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN53215499 |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484052995 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol not available |
Printed copies of this title despatched: |
110 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
URL of this page: |
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1104 |
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