Research Article

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Etoricoxib versus Celecoxib and Nonselective NSAIDs in the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis in Norway

Table 2

Individual studies and results included for mixed treatment comparison of BASFI, BASDAI and discontinuation due to lack of efficacy.

PlaceboCelecoxibNaproxen*EtoricoxibDiclofenac*
200 mg400 mg1000 mg90 mg150 mg
Mean(SE)Mean(SE)Mean(SE)Mean(SE)Mean(SE)Mean(SE)

BASFI

Barkhuizen et al. [26]2.00(3.00)−9.00(0.50)−11.00(1.00)−16.00(2.00)
Van der Heijde et al. [16]−4.00(1.90)−14.60(1.80)−19.40(1.80)
Dougados et al. [27]1.30(2.03)−11.90(2.46)
Sieper et al. [17]−8.00(1.62)−9.00(1.23)−9.00(1.45)

BASDAI

Van der Heijde et al. [16]−6.40(1.90)−23.6(1.80)−28.60(1.80)
Sieper et al. [17]−9.90(1.71)−13.20(1.40)−14.80(1.41)

Discontinuation for lack of efficacy and (sample size)


Barkhuizen et al. [26]59156251372316117157
Van der Heijde et al. [16]449320978100
Dougados et al. [27]31761880

*For mixed treatment comparison of BASDAI, the results of naproxen and diclofenac were considered as the group nsNSAID.