NCT04180345

Brief Summary

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are chronic disabling conditions characterized by flares followed by periods of remission. However, IBD patients are seen every 3 to 6 months in the outpatient clinic, and the occurrence of a flare between two outpatient visits is not captured. In the current state of knowledge, there is no validated patient-reported outcome (PRO) tool to measure the phenomenon of flare in IBD. This study aimed to use an innovative methodology to collect messages posted by patients in an Internet forum for developing and validating a PRO measuring flare in IBD. The design involves 1) Engineering sciences for scraping extraction of messages posted in an Internet forum and for Identification of messages related to flare, 2) Qualitative methods for thematic content analyze of the messages posted, for candidate items generation, for items selection (Delphi process) and for items adjustment ("think aloud" interviews), 3) Quantitative methods for psychometric validation of the PRO.

Trial Health

35
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
260

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2020

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 23, 2019

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 27, 2019

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2020

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2020

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

November 27, 2019

Status Verified

September 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

October 23, 2019

Last Update Submit

November 26, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

FlareInflammatory Bowel DiseasesQuestionnaireInternetMixed methods

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Scale calibration of the new developped questionnaire

    Weighing scale calibration

    About 30 minutes

  • Construct validity of the new developped questionnaire

    Exploratory factor analysis, discriminant validity by Kruskal-Wallis tests

    About 30 minutes

  • Convergence proprieties of the new developped questionnaire

    Convergence test of Flare-IBD scores with objective biological markers and clinical markers used in routine clinical practice

    about 30 minutes

  • Reproductibility of the new developped questionnaire

    Investigation of test-retest reliability with a second questionnaire administered 8 days later.

    Up to 8 days

Study Arms (1)

Validation of the questionnaire

Items reduction, ajustment and psychometric validation of the questionnaire

Other: Psychometric validation of the questionnaire

Interventions

Delph Process : expert panel will include HCPs and patients. They will evaluate the relevance of items on a Likert scale (HCPs N = 25 ; Patients N = 25 ) "Think aloud" interviews (N = 10 patients) Psychometric validation ( N = 200 patients)

Validation of the questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease are chronic disabling conditions characterized by flares followed by periods of remission. To the current state of knowledge, there is no validated patient-reported outcome (PRO) tool to measure the phenomenon of flare in inflammatory bowel disease. This study aimed to use an innovative methodology to collect messages posted by patients in an Internet forum for developing and validating a PRO measuring flare in inflammatory bowel disease.

You may not qualify if:

  • patients with a diagnosis \< 3 months.
  • Protected persons (minors, adults under guardianship, pregnant or breastfeeding women, people living in a public health or social institution, patients in an emergency situation, incarcerated individuals)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Ricci L, Epstein J, Buisson A, Devos C, Toussaint Y, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Guillemin F. Flare-IBD: development and validation of a questionnaire based on patients' messages on an internet forum for early detection of flare in inflammatory bowel disease: study protocol. BMJ Open. 2020 Jul 1;10(7):e037211. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037211.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

GastroenteritisGastrointestinal DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesIntestinal Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Jonathan Epstein, MD, PhD

CONTACT

Laetitia Ricci, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE ONLY
Time Perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 23, 2019

First Posted

November 27, 2019

Study Start

January 1, 2020

Primary Completion

July 1, 2020

Study Completion

February 1, 2021

Last Updated

November 27, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share