Value-Based Clinical Trials: Selecting Recruitment Rates and Trial Lengths in Different Regulatory Contexts

Andres Alban (), Stephen E. Chick () and Martin Forster
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Andres Alban: Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD, Fontainebleau 77300, France
Stephen E. Chick: Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD, Fontainebleau 77300, France

Management Science, 2023, vol. 69, issue 6, 3516-3535

Abstract: Health systems are placing increasing emphasis on improving the design and operation of clinical trials with the aim of making the health technology adoption process more value-based . We present a model of a value-based, two-armed clinical trial in which both the recruitment rate and trial length are optimized. The model is value-based because it balances the cost of the trial with the expected benefit it generates for patients, valued by the relative health benefits and costs of the technologies. We consider a wide range of regulatory and practical contexts that address how patient health is valued (discount rate, time horizon, pragmatic trials). We present comparative statics and asymptotic analysis together with a retrospective application to a recent health technology assessment and an extension for adaptive trials. Results challenge traditional perceptions concerning the efficiency, length, and knowledge that may be gained from clinical research for trial managers or funders charged with delivering value efficiently: we highlight trade-offs between trial costs and population health benefits influenced by trial outcomes and the importance of optimizing both recruitment rate and trial duration rather than sample size alone.

Keywords: clinical trials; health technology assessment; cost-effectiveness; health economics; Bayesian statistics; value of information (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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