Assessment of disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease; relevance for clinical trials.

摘要: In patients with inflammatory bowel disease, assessment of disease activity is important in order to monitor and adjust therapy. individual patients, evaluation largely based on subjective symptoms. However, for clinical trials, an objective reproducible index needed. At present, a number indices are available Crohn's ulcerative colitis. These may be distinguished more indices, endoscopic histological combinations both parameters. the design new trial, appropriate should selected which patient selection criteria aims study.