Data sourcesMedline via PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Amed Alternative andAllied Medicine Database, British Library Medical InformationCentre, The Cochrane Library, National Health Service EconomicEvaluation Database via Cochrane and Health Technology Assessmentsup to Articles by Ernst, Four of thesix studies compared the complementary therapy with usual conventionaltreatment in pragmatic, randomized clinical trials without shamor placebo arms. Main outcome measures of effectiveness favoredthe complementary therapies but in the case of spinal manipulationfour studies and acupuncture two studies.
Estimates of theincremental of achieving improvements in quality of lifecompare favorably with other treatments approved for use inthe National Health Service. The limited dataavailable indicate that the use of these therapies usually representsan additional to conventional treatment. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Canter, These data were extracted independently bytwo authors, described narratively and also presented as table. Results Six costeffectiveness studies of any type of complementarytherapy for any medical condition carried out in the UK wereincluded. Social Bookmarking Whats this? The Author 2006.
Conclusions Prospective,controlled, costeffectiveness studies of any type of complementarytherapy for any medical condition carried
Four of thesix studies compared the complementary therapy with usual conventionaltreatment in pragmatic, randomized clinical trials without shamor placebo arms. The limited dataavailable indicate that the use of these therapies usually representsan additional to conventional treatment. Social Bookmarking Whats this? The Author 2006. Because the specific efficacy ofthe complementary therapies for these indications remains uncertain,and the studies did not include sham controls, the estimatesobtained represent the costeffectiveness nonspecific effectsassociated with the complementary therapies.. These data were extracted independently bytwo authors, described narratively and also presented as table.
Users are entitled to use, reproduce, disseminate, or display the open access version of this article has been published under an open access model. The samefour studies included costutility analyses in which the incrementalcost per quality adjusted life year QALY was less than 10000.
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In recent years, there has been an enormous increase in the publics interest in, and demand for, alternative or complementary medical treatments and many community pharmacists have responded by stocking homoeopathic, herbal,…More about this book review Write review Add to my library ContentsTitle PageiiiCopyrightivTable of ContentsviiPractice and delivery of …21Provision of evidence fo…43Part Two CAM in the affairs the lic…98Evidence118More information134History147The practice of medical …164Evidence178Future directions for her…191More information205Aromatherapy in practice223Aromatherapy in the pha…238Flower remedy therapy245Integrating traditional an…255Traditional Chinese medi…263Indian ayurvedic medicine309Part Four Other CAM dis…
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