In a clinical trial, the group receiving the treatment (intervention) in question, as opposed to the control group, which receives either no treatment or another treatment. HTAI
A procedure, such as treatment with medicine drug, surgery, behaviour change (such as diet or exercise), psychotherapy (such as counselling), early detection (such as screening) or use of patient educational materials. HTAI
A principle of analysis that includes data from all participants allocated to a specified clinical management group as representing that group irrespective of whether they received or completed the prescribed regimen, or whether they were followed for the full...
A set of conditions that must be met for a person to take part in a clinical trial, such as gender, age and type or stage of disease, as well as medical history. It may also be a set of rules to decide if evidence is included in a systematic review or HTA....
A ratio that shows the extra cost of a more expensive test or treatment, compared with a cheaper treatment or no treatment, divided by the difference in health outcome. HTAI
