Digital self-help for eating disorders: early value assessment

1 Purpose of this document

NICE's early value assessment of digital self-help for eating disorders recommends that more evidence is generated while Overcoming Bulimia Online is being used in the NHS. The other technologies that were assessed can only be used in research and are not covered in this plan.

This plan outlines the evidence gaps and what data needs to be collected for a NICE review of the technology again in the future. It is not a study protocol but suggests an approach to generating the information needed to address the evidence gaps. Evidence generated through other study approaches will also be considered. For assessing comparative treatment effects, well-conducted randomised controlled trials are the preferred source of evidence.

The company is responsible for ensuring that data collection and analysis takes place.

Guidance on commissioning and procurement of the technology will be provided by the NHS.

NICE will withdraw the guidance if the company does not meet the conditions in section 4 on monitoring.

After the end of the evidence generation period (2 years), the company should submit the evidence to NICE in a format that can be used for decision making. NICE will review all the evidence and assess whether the technology can be routinely adopted in the NHS.