PROSPECTS FOR THE USE OF METHODS OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION AT THE STAGE OF PLANNING AND ORGANISATION OF CLINICAL TRIALS

Abstract

The article describes a new approach to the use of economic evaluation at the stage of planning and organization of clinical trials and considers the examples of studies which undertook this approach. The use of economic evaluation before clinical trials enables to assess the necessity of undertaking of the clinical trial and formulate the recommendations regarding the appropriate trial design, increasing its costeffectiveness.

Keywords

• economic evaluation
• clinical trial planning
• medical research and development