The PREdiCCt Study: the prognostic effect of environmental factors in Crohn’s and colitis
- Conditions
- Inflammatory bowel diseaseDigestive System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN67248113
- Lead Sponsor
- ACCORD
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3100
1. Confirmed Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis or IBDU (Lennard-Jones/Porto criteria) 59-60.
2. Clinical remission
3. More than 6 months since diagnosis with Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis or IBDU
4. More than 2 months since any change in therapy for Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis or IBDU
5. Aged six years or over at study entry
6. Written informed consent obtained from patient or parent/guardian
1. Patient unwilling to take part in all aspects of the study
2. Unable to obtain written informed consent
3. Systemic corticosteroids (oral or intravenous) within the last two months
4. Thiopurines / methotrexate / biologic therapy started in the preceding two months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evidence of clinical flare determined by the patient answering no” to the following question Do you think your disease has been well controlled in the past 1 month?” at baseline and then monthly for 24 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medication status will be reported by the patient directly (via a secure web portal) on a monthly basis for 24 months. Patients will be asked to record any changes to their drug regimen including dose alteration, addition of new medication, stop of medication.