Effect of Suboptimal Disease Control on Patient Quality of Life: Real-World Data from the Observational IBD-PODCAST Canada Trial

• Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences 2024-05, Vol.69 (5), p.1636-1648
• Main Authors: Siffledeen, Jesse, Singh, Sunny, Shulman, Scott M., Igoe, John, Heatta-Speicher, Tobias, Leitner, Claudia, Chung, Chia Hui, Targownik, Laura
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Biochemistry; Canada - epidemiology; Colitis, Ulcerative - psychology; Colitis, Ulcerative - therapy; Crohn Disease - psychology; Crohn's disease; Disease control; Female; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Humans; Inflammatory bowel disease; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Oncology; Original; Original Article; Patients; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Transplant Surgery
• ISSN: 0163-2116; 1573-2568; 1573-2568
• DOI: 10.1007/s10620-024-08313-z

Background The real-world application of STRIDE-II treatment targets to identify whether disease control is optimal in Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) is not well known. Aims This study aimed to estimate proportions of patients with suboptimally controlled CD and UC in real-world Canadian healthcare settings and the impact on quality of life (QoL). Methods The noninterventional, multicenter, observational IBD-PODCAST Canada study comprised a single study visit involving routine assessments, patient- and clinician-completed questionnaires, and a retrospective chart review. Primary outcomes were proportions of patients with STRIDE-II-based red flags indicative of suboptimal disease control and mean ± standard deviation Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ) scores. Secondary outcomes included proportions of patients and clinicians subjectively reporting suboptimal control. Results Among 163 enrolled patients from 10 sites, 45/87 patients with CD (51.7%; 95% CI: 40.8%, 62.6%) and 33/76 patients with UC (43.3%; 95% CI: 32.1%, 55.3%) had suboptimal disease control based on STRIDE-II criteria. Suboptimal control was subjectively reported at lower proportions (patients: CD, 15.0%; UC, 18.6%; clinicians: CD, 19.5%; UC, 25.0%). Numerically lower SIBDQ scores were observed with suboptimal control (CD, 43.0 ± 10.8; UC, 42.5 ± 12.0) than with optimal control (CD, 58.2 ± 7.2; UC, 57.8 ± 6.6). Conclusions Approximately 50% (CD) and 40% (UC) of patients from real-world Canadian practices had suboptimal disease control based on STRIDE-II criteria. Suboptimal control was underestimated by patients and clinicians and accompanied by reduced QoL, suggesting further efforts to implement STRIDE-II treat-to-target strategies are needed.