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The Shape intervention generated an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of US $55,264 per QALY.
The intervention is cost-effective based on established benchmarks.
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The base-case model...generated an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of US $55,264 per QALY.
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Based on a randomized clinical trial.
Source
A Digital Behavioral Weight Gain Prevention Intervention in Primary Care Practice: Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (Preprint)
Anirudh Krishnan et al. · 2018
DOI 10.2196/preprints.12201
rct · n=91
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