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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Enhancing Men's Awareness of Testicular diseases (E-MAT) Feasibility Trial: A Virtual Reality Experience to Increase Testicular Knowledge and Self-Examination among Male Athletes.

Aileen Murphy, Ann Kirby, Federica De Blasio, Megan McCarthy, Frances Shiely, Josephine Hegarty, Martin P Davoren, Janas M Harrington, Gillian W Shorter, David Murphy and 8 more

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Article in PharmacoEconomics - open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05146466 (Enhancing Men's Awareness of Testicular Diseases), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Enhancing Men's Awareness of Testicular Diseases (E-MAT): A Feasibility Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity College CorkRan2022 to 2022Enrolled74ConditionsTesticular DiseasesArmsE-MATVR, E-MATE
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Aileen MurphyDepartment of Economics, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. aileen.murphy@ucc.ie.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3062-0692
Ann KirbyDepartment of Economics, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Federica De BlasioDepartment of Economics, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Megan McCarthyCatherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Frances ShielySchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Josephine HegartyCatherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Martin P DavorenSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Janas M HarringtonSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Gillian W ShorterDrug and Alcohol Research Network, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
David MurphySchool of Computer Science and Information Technology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Billy O'MahonyCatherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Eoghan CookeCatherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Michael J RovitoDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Steve RobertsonSchool of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Serena FitzGeraldCatherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Alan O ConnorGaelic Athletic Association, Cork, Ireland.
Mícheál O RiordanGaelic Athletic Association, Cork, Ireland.
Mohamad M SaabCatherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Funding

Health Research Board DIFA-2020-028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVirtual reality (VR) is potentially effective in raising awareness of testicular diseases, promoting self-examination and early help-seeking among men. This paper presents an early economic evaluation exploring the potential cost-effectiveness of Enhancing Men's Awareness of Testicular diseases (E-MAT)

methodsResults from an Irish feasibility trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05146466) with 74 participants conducted in 2022 were employed. Benefits were measured in monetary units whereby the contingent valuation method was used to elicit participants' preferences through willingness-to-pay measures. A micro-cost analysis estimated the costs of the intervention and comparator and subsequent resource use. The costs and benefits of E-MAT

resultsBase case analysis suggests participants were willing to pay €21.88 for E-MAT

conclusionsEconomic evaluations alongside feasibility trials enable early economic evaluations, informing the design and conduct of a future RCT. E-MAT

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PMCPMC12209056

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