Table 5.

Mean overall costs and QALYS for the three treatment groups (over 26 weeks)

	Mean (SD) NHS costs	Mean (SD) QALYs	Incremental mean costs (95% CI)*	Incremental mean QALYs (95% CI)*	Mean ICER† (£/QALY)
Group1 Advice to remain active	£309.91 (£321.45)	0.372 (0.111)	−£87.87 (−£14.33 to £200.83)	0.0095 (−0.0140 to 0.0344)	Group 1 versus Group 2: £9256
Group 2 Advice to rest	£223.15 (£225.39)	0.366 (0.077)	–	–	–
Group 3 Immediate physiotherapy	£221.46 (£220.54)	0.388 (0.089)	−£14.22 (−£87.14 to £66.01)	0.0143 (−0.0077 to 0.0354)	Group 3 versus Group 1 and 2 Group 3 dominant (cost per QALY gained <0)

*Adjusted for age, gender, work status, modified-DASH, EQ-5D health utility score and NHS cost and bootstrapped non-parametric 95% CI.

†Mean ICER, adjusted for age, gender, work status, modified-DASH, EQ-5D health utility score and NHS cost.

DASH, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; EQ-5D, EuroQol-5D; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; NHS, National Health Service; QALY, quality-adjusted life year.