It is potential for N-of-1 trials to evaluate economics of health care, however, it is still in the exploratory stage. With the advantage of accurate estimation of costs and effects, it is beneficial to promote the application of N-of-1 trials for economic evaluation in the era of precision medicine. In this study, we introduce the necessity, feasibility, selection, calculation of indicators and influence factors of N-of-1 trials for economic evaluation, and in order to provide references for researchers to perform related studies.
Citation: ZHAI Jingbo, LI Jiang, SHANG Hongcai, WANG Hui, DAI Min, CHEN Jing. An introduction of economic evaluation of N-of-1 trials. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2017, 17(6): 742-744. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201701078 Copy