Table 1 Study characteristics
Authors (year) | Quality of studies included | Country | IBD type | Study design | Participants (Intervention group/Control group) | Age (Intervention/Control) | Duration of follow-up (months) | Intervention | Control | Main outcomes (Measurement tools) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew McCombie et al. (2020) [26] | B | New Zealand | UC + CD | Parallel-RCT | 50/50 | 35.2 ± 12.4/34.3 ± 12.9 | 12 | smartphone app (IBDsmart and IBDoc) | standard care | QoL (IBDQ), number of outpatient clinic visits |
Raymond K. Cross et al. (2018) [27] | B | USA | UC + CD | Parallel-RCT | 231/117 | 40.1 ± 11.7/38.2 ± 12.5 | 12 | Web-based tele-management system (TELE-IBD System) | standard care | QoL remission rate, number of outpatient clinic visits |
Raymond K. Cross et al. (2012) [28] | B | USA | UC | Parallel-RCT | 25/22 | 40.3 ± 14.4/41.7 ± 13.9 | 12 | Home tele-management (UC HAT) | best available care | QoL (IBDQ), remission rate, medication adherence |
Margarita Elkjaer et al. (2010) [29] | B | Ireland | UC | Parallel-RCT | 52/48 | 42 (18–68)/48 (19–95) | 12 | Web-based tele-management system (http://www.constant-care.dk.) | conventional treat-ment and follow-up in the IBD out-patient clinic | QoL (SIBDQ), medication adherence |
Margarita Elkjaer et al. (2010) [29] | B | Denmark | UC | Parallel-RCT | 117/116 | 41 (21–69)/48 (21–69) | 12 | Web-based tele-management system (http://www.constant-care.dk.) | conventional treat-ment and follow-up in the IBD out-patient clinic | QoL (SIBDQ), medication adherence |
Alan C. Moss et al. (2009) [30] | B | USA | UC | Parallel-RCT | 21/60 | 44 ± 16/47 ± 17 | 6 | Patient Support Program | standard care | QoL (SIBDQ), medication adherence |
Anna-Maija Puolanne et al. (2019) [31] | B | Finland | UC + CD | Parallel-RCT | 63/60 | NA | 12 | home monitoring | control care | QoL (15D-questionnaire), number of outpatient clinic visits |
Guillaume Bonnaudet et al. (2017) [32] | B | France | UC + CD | Parallel-RCT | 29/25 | 32.7 ± 10.9/32.7 ± 12.6 | 12 | Web-based tele-management system and smartphone app (EasyMICI–MaMICI) | standard care | QoL (SIBDQ), remission rate, number of outpatient clinic visits |
Marin J de Jong et al. (2017) [33] | B | Netherlands | UC + CD | Parallel-RCT | 465/444 | 44.0 ± 14.1/44.1 ± 14.2 | 12 | Web-based tele-management system (myIBDcoach) | standard care | QoL (SIBDQ), number of outpatient visits, medication adherence |
Matthew Schliep et al. (2020) [34] | B | USA | UC + CD | Parallel-RCT | 145/72 | 39.5 ± 12.0/38.3 ± 12.5 | 12 | Web-based tele-management system (TELE-IBD) | standard care | QoL (SF-12) |
Javier Del Hoyo et al. (2018) [35] | B | Spain | UC + CD | Parallel-RCT | 42/21 | 39.31 (22–61)/41.12 (19–66) | 6 | Web-based tele-management system (TECCU)/Nursing care by telephone | usual care | QoL (IBDQ-9), remission rate, number of outpatient clinic visits, medication adherence |
Lars-Petter Jelsness-Jørgensen et al. (2012) [36] | B | Norway | UC + CD | Parallel-RCT | 71/69 | 43.0 ± 16.1/46.2 ± 15.5 | 12 | Nurse-led follow-up | Conventional follow-up | QoL (IBDQ) |