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Economic Evaluation of Clubfoot Treatment: One Centre's Experience

NCT00475631 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2022-05-18

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Summary

Purpose:

The purpose of the study is to complete a cost analysis of the different methods used for clubfoot treatment.

Objectives:

Short-term objective: To explore the experience of British Columbia Children's Hospital (BCCH) with costs and outcomes related to the various forms of clubfoot management since 1984 to present.

Long-term objective: To use the information gathered in this project and apply it to future studies in the clubfoot research program and to do a complete cost-benefit analysis.

Hypothesis: The hypothesis of the study is that the BCCH clubfoot treatment program has better outcomes in terms of reduced financial costs than the traditional surgical management.

Conditions

  • Clubfoot

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christine Alvarez, MD · University of British Columbia

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-10-31

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