Economic evaluation of a childhood obesity prevention programme for children: results from the WAVES cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in schools

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Economic evaluation of a childhood obesity prevention programme for children : results from the WAVES cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in schools. / Canaway, Alastair; Frew, Emma; Lancashire, Emma; Pallan, Miranda; Hemming, Karla; Adab, Peymane.

In: PLoSONE, Vol. 14, No. 7, e0219500, 10.07.2019.

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Canaway, A, Frew, E, Lancashire, E, Pallan, M, Hemming, K & Adab, P 2019, 'Economic evaluation of a childhood obesity prevention programme for children: results from the WAVES cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in schools', PLoSONE, vol. 14, no. 7, e0219500. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219500

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Canaway, A., Frew, E., Lancashire, E., Pallan, M., Hemming, K., & Adab, P. (2019). Economic evaluation of a childhood obesity prevention programme for children: results from the WAVES cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in schools. PLoSONE, 14(7), [e0219500]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219500

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Canaway A, Frew E, Lancashire E, Pallan M, Hemming K, Adab P. Economic evaluation of a childhood obesity prevention programme for children: results from the WAVES cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in schools. PLoSONE. 2019 Jul 10;14(7). e0219500. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219500

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Canaway, Alastair ; Frew, Emma ; Lancashire, Emma ; Pallan, Miranda ; Hemming, Karla ; Adab, Peymane. / Economic evaluation of a childhood obesity prevention programme for children : results from the WAVES cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in schools. In: PLoSONE. 2019 ; Vol. 14, No. 7.

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title = "Economic evaluation of a childhood obesity prevention programme for children: results from the WAVES cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in schools",
abstract = "Background: Childhood obesity is a serious public health challenge and schools have been identified as an ideal place to implement prevention interventions. The aim of this study was to measure the cost-effectiveness of a multi-faceted school-based obesity prevention intervention targeting children aged 6-7 years when compared to {\textquoteleft}usual activities{\textquoteright}.Methods: A cluster randomised controlled trial in 54 schools across the West Midlands (UK) was conducted. The 12-month intervention aimed to increase physical activity by 30 minutes per day and encourage healthy eating. Costs were captured from a public sector perspective and utility-based health related outcomes measured using the CHU-9D. Multiple imputation using chained equations was used to address missing data. The cost effectiveness was measured at 30 months from baseline using a hierarchical net-benefit regression framework, that controlled for clustering and prespecified covariates. Any uncertainty in the results was characterised using cost-effectiveness acceptability curves.Results: At 30 months, the total adjusted incremental mean cost of the intervention was £155 (95% confidence interval [CI]: £139, £171), and the incremental mean QALYs gained was 0.006 (95% CI: -0.024,0.036), per child. The incremental cost-effectiveness at 30 months was £26,815 per QALY and using a standard willingness to pay threshold of £30,000 per QALY, there was a 52% chance that the intervention was cost-effective.Conclusions: The cost-effectiveness of the school-based WAVES intervention was subject to substantial uncertainty. We therefore recommend more research to explore obesity prevention within schools as part of a wider systems approach to obesity prevention. Trial registration: This paper uses data collected by the WAVES trial: Controlled trials ISRCTN97000586 (registered May 2010).",
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AU - Adab, Peymane

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N2 - Background: Childhood obesity is a serious public health challenge and schools have been identified as an ideal place to implement prevention interventions. The aim of this study was to measure the cost-effectiveness of a multi-faceted school-based obesity prevention intervention targeting children aged 6-7 years when compared to ‘usual activities’.Methods: A cluster randomised controlled trial in 54 schools across the West Midlands (UK) was conducted. The 12-month intervention aimed to increase physical activity by 30 minutes per day and encourage healthy eating. Costs were captured from a public sector perspective and utility-based health related outcomes measured using the CHU-9D. Multiple imputation using chained equations was used to address missing data. The cost effectiveness was measured at 30 months from baseline using a hierarchical net-benefit regression framework, that controlled for clustering and prespecified covariates. Any uncertainty in the results was characterised using cost-effectiveness acceptability curves.Results: At 30 months, the total adjusted incremental mean cost of the intervention was £155 (95% confidence interval [CI]: £139, £171), and the incremental mean QALYs gained was 0.006 (95% CI: -0.024,0.036), per child. The incremental cost-effectiveness at 30 months was £26,815 per QALY and using a standard willingness to pay threshold of £30,000 per QALY, there was a 52% chance that the intervention was cost-effective.Conclusions: The cost-effectiveness of the school-based WAVES intervention was subject to substantial uncertainty. We therefore recommend more research to explore obesity prevention within schools as part of a wider systems approach to obesity prevention. Trial registration: This paper uses data collected by the WAVES trial: Controlled trials ISRCTN97000586 (registered May 2010).

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