Inflammatory bowel disease Digestive System Other noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
Conditions
Interventions
1. Open access follow-up in outpatients
2. Standard care
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 180 adult patients (78 Crohn's disease, 77 ulcerative or indeterminate colitis, 25 ulcerative or idiopathic proctitis recruited from outpatient clinics between October 1995 and November 1996: 1. Aged over 18 years, either sex 2. Inactive or mildly active but stable inflammatory bowel disease
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Active disease requiring treatment 2. Stoma 3. Other disease which required regular follow up 4. Unable to comply with data collection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Generic (36-item Short Form Health Survey [SF-36]) and disease-specific (UK Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire [UKIBDQ]) quality of life measured at six-monthly intervals for two years 2. Number of primary and secondary care contacts 3. Total resource use 4. Views of patients and general practitioners (GPs) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed