Dictionary
The Dictionary provides concise definitions of health economics terms, arranged alphabetically for quick reference. Use it to understand unfamiliar terminology or confirm the meaning of a specific term.
S
- Single-Arm TrialSingle-Arm Study, Uncontrolled Trial
- A trial design in which all participants receive the same treatment without a concurrently randomised comparator, assessed against historical or external data.
- Southeast QuadrantSE Quadrant, Dominant Quadrant
- The region of the cost-effectiveness plane where a new intervention is both less costly and more effective than its comparator.
- Southwest QuadrantSW Quadrant, Less-Costly-Less-Effective Quadrant
- The region of the cost-effectiveness plane where a new intervention is both less costly and less effective than its comparator.
- Standard of CareSoC, Current Standard Treatment
- The treatment widely accepted by clinical practice as the appropriate baseline for a given condition, commonly used as the comparator in an economic evaluation.
- Superiority TrialSuperiority Study, Superiority Design
- A trial designed to show a new treatment produces a better outcome than its comparator, unlike a non-inferiority or equivalence trial.
T
- Treatment Arm
- A specific group of participants within a trial who receive a particular intervention, dose, or comparator being evaluated.
- Trial DesignTrial Structural Plan, Trial Methodology Plan
- The overall structural and methodological plan for a trial, covering randomisation, blinding, comparator selection, and endpoint definition.