Sensitivity analysis: selected results
| Original value | Revised value | Captain-led arm: total cost* (average cost per player screened) | Health advisor-led arm: total cost* (average cost per player screened) | Poster-only arm: total cost* (average cost per player screened) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base case | £2491.61 (£88.99) | £2738.09 (£88.33) | £2538.09 (£81.87) | ||
| (a) Reducing club recruitment time to 4 h per club | £516.88† | £180† | £1817.86 (£64.92) | £2064.34 (£66.59) | £1864.34 (£60.14) |
| (b) Including £1000 incentives for each club | £1000† | £4491.61 (£160.41) | £4738.09 (£152.84) | £4538.09 (£146.39) | |
| (c) Including costs for team captains to deliver promotion | £2.68† | £2496.87 (£89.17) | |||
| (d) Reducing promotion costs for the poster-only control arm | £125.00† | £50.00† | £2388.09 (£77.04) | ||
| (e) Increasing costs for testing boxes | £5.66‡ | £7.27‡ | £2565.67 (£91.63) | £2812.15 (£90.71) | £2612.15 (£84.26) |
| (f) Increasing sample processing costs | £10.79‡ | £16.19‡ | £2642.67 (£94.38) | £2905.34 (£93.72) | £2705.34 (£87.27) |
| (g) Varying uptake levels by study arm | Captain-led: 50.0% Health advisor- led: 67.4% Poster-only: 60.8% | 38.5–95.4% | £2246.10–£2818.77 (£124.78–£64.06) | £2446.10–£3018.77 (£135.89–£68.61) | £2277.09–£2896.24 (£113.85–£59.11) |
Costs are UK£ (2012/2013).
*Includes costs and outcomes for both clubs in each trial arm.
†Per club.‡Per item.