VetMetrica health-related quality of life tools contribute to a significantly reduced placebo effect in veterinary clinical trials
VetMtetrica health-related quality of life (HRQL) tools contribute to a significantly reduced placebo effect in veterinary clinical trials. In doing so, they both bring the general wellbeing of the animal to the fore and reduce trial costs.
I am delighted that “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” has accepted for publication our paper entitled ‘Optimisation of scores generated by an online feline health–related quality of life (HRQL) instrument to assist the veterinary user interpret its results’.
Our work with HRQL in dogs is already well documented. This latest paper specifically features HRQL in cats and will be published soon.
In summary, the paper describes VetMetrica HRQL tools and their significance for the following reasons:
- Although well established in human medicine, this optimisation of scores represents a first in veterinary medicine
- It allows the clinician to compare an individual cat’s scores to the healthy cat population
- This provides a threshold to determine if a cat is sick or healthy
- It allows the clinician to determine if an improvement with treatment is clinically meaningful, rather than happening by chance
- It contributes to the low placebo effect we see with VetMetrica HRQL tools, which in turn decreases trial costs
For further information or to start a conversation, please contact michael.maltby@newmetrica.com
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"I have been using VetMetrica for over 18 months now and have found it has revolutionised how I monitor patients and collect data. It is very easy to set up and the tools are intuitive and easy to follow
VetMetrica provides a great window into the animals’ quality of life and how it feels in its home environment. This has enabled me to better care for these patients and also collect good quality data for future publications. I cannot recommend VetMetrica enough. "
Andy Armitage, Greenside Vet Practice
Vetmetrica offers a valuable tool in assessing the impact of chronic pain on quality of life in dogs & cats. When treating chronic pain, most owners say that quality of life is paramount and they want their pet to be pain free. Vetmetrica engages owners and gives them the ability to measure quality of life.
"I found that a computer based scale run by Newmetrica... the same great people who gave us the Glasgow Pain Scales... is a wonderful way to get reliable quality of life scores. You can find it here at http://www.newmetrica.com/vetmetrica-hrql/. It generates a non-biased decision using a computer algorithum. Answers are weighted differently so it is harder for the caregiver to subconsciously manipulate the outcome. And they cannot go back and change their answers like they can on paper form" Dr Mike Petty
“Firstly I want to congratulate you and your team on the important work you are doing in the field of pain assessment and in particular the NewMetrica HRQL tool which I think is a real game changer!” – Leon Warne.
