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ArticleCrohn's & colitis 3602026

Feasibility and clinical utility of home-based fecal immunochemical testing for self-monitoring of disease activity in ulcerative colitis.

Yuki Aoyama, Toshihiro Inokuchi, Sakiko Hiraoka, Mikako Ishiguro, Shoko Igawa, Keiko Takeuchi, Masahiro Takahara, Junki Toyosawa, Yasushi Yamasaki, Hideaki Kinugasa and 1 more

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Yuki AoyamaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Toshihiro InokuchiResearch Center for Intestinal Health Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Sakiko HiraokaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9796-6930
Mikako IshiguroDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Shoko IgawaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Keiko TakeuchiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Masahiro TakaharaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Junki ToyosawaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Yasushi YamasakiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Hideaki KinugasaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Motoyuki OtsukaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.

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Background: Home-based quantitative fecal calprotectin testing has been used to improve the prognosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. However, its cost and the need for specific measurement devices limit accessibility. This study explored the potential of the home-based fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for self-monitoring in patients with UC. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, we recruited patients in clinical remission who were scheduled for colonoscopy between October 2020 and October 2021. We evaluated the correlation between home-based qualitative FIT results obtained using a commercially available kit and hospital-based quantitative fecal markers, endoscopic activity, and treatment intensification. We also assessed the feasibility of continued home-based FIT. Results: Among the 54 enrolled patients, 38 tested negative and 16 tested positive using the home-based FIT. The FIT-negative patients had significantly lower hospital-based FIT and fecal calprotectin levels than the FIT-positive patients ( Conclusions: Home-based FIT is a feasible, accurate, and well-accepted tool for monitoring remission in UC and is comparable to hospital-based fecal markers (UMIN000040572).

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fecal calprotectinfecal immunochemical testself-monitoringulcerative colitis

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