This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Telemedicine for management of inflammatory bowel disease (myIBDcoach): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomized controlled trial. Lancet 2017; 390: 959–968.

Published: 28th November 2017

Authors: de Jong MJ, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Romberg-Camps MJ, Becx MC, Maljaars JP, Cilissen M et al.

Conclusion

A total of 909 patients were randomized to standard care, or a telemonitoring system. After twelve months, the mean number of outpatient visits required was reduced in the telemonitoring group (1.55 versus 2.34, P<0.0001), as was the number of hospital admissions (0.05 versus 0.1, P=0.046). Quality of life measures were similar.

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