Towards appropriate outpatient follow-up of patients with chronic disease

Completed

• Conditions: Inflammatory bowel disease; Digestive System; Other noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN25364353
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

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

1. Active disease requiring treatment
2. Stoma
3. Other disease which required regular follow up
4. Unable to comply with data collection

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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<br>2. Number of primary and secondary care contacts<br>3. Total resource use<br>4. Views of patients and general practitioners (GPs)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures