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Primary Research (e.g. trial) |
Title (lead author) etc: |
A randomised controlled multicentre trial of treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa including assessment of cost-effectiveness and patient acceptability - the TOuCAN trial (Gowers) 98 pages, Volume 14, number 15 |
DOI |
10.3310/hta14150 |
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Headline: |
This study provides little support for lengthy inpatient psychiatric treatment on clinical or health economic grounds. The health economic analysis and user views both support NICE guidelines, which suggest that anorexia nervosa should be managed in specialist services that have experience and expertise in its management |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
Gowers S G, Clark A F, Roberts C, Byford S, Barrett B, Griffiths A, et al. A randomised controlled multicentre trial of treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa including assessment of cost-effectiveness and patient acceptability - the TOuCAN trial. Health Technol Assess 2010;14(15). |
Project ref: |
97/42/02 |
Original project title: |
A randomised controlled multicentre trial of treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa including assessment of cost-effectiveness and patient acceptability - the TOuCAN trial |
Chief Investigator: |
Professor Simon Gowers, Professor of Adolescent Psychiatry, Cheshire & Merseyside Eating Disorder Service, Cheshire & Wirral NHS Foundation Trust |
Start Date: |
January 2000 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
March 2010 |
Cost: |
£667,344 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
ANOREXIA-NERVOSA Q-therapy; PATIENT-ADMISSION Q-economics; HOSPITAL-COSTS; AMBULATORY-CARE Q-economics (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMAN; ADOLESCENCE; CLINICAL-TRIAL; RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED-TRIAL; MULTICENTER-STUDY; INPATIENTS Q-psychology; OUTPATIENTS Q-psychology; COSTS-AND-COST-ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS; PATIENT-SATISFACTION; PATIENT-ACCEPTANCE-OF-HEALTH-CARE; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; TREATMENT-OUTCOME (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
ISRCTN* number: | ISRCTN 39345394 (*International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) URL of this project on the Controlled Trials Website: http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN39345394 |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484056615 (*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: |
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http://www.hta.ac.uk/1125 |
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