Self-monitoring with home based fecal calprotectin is associated with increased medical treatment. A randomized controlled trial on patients with inflammatory bowel disease

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 38 - 45
• Main Authors: Östlund, Isak, Werner, Mårten, Karling, Pontus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 2021
• Subjects: Calprotectin; Crohn´s disease; E-health; Inflammatory bowel disease; Self-monitoring; Telemedicine; Ulcerative colitis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Self-monitoring; Telemedicine; Crohn´s disease; Calprotectin; E-health; Ulcerative colitis

Self-monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with the assistant of telemedicine and home-based fecal calprotectin (FC) tests is evolving in the management of IBD. We performed a randomized controlled trial to investigate the compliance and effects of the model IBD-Home in patients with IBD. P...