A Web-Based Telemanagement System for Improving Disease Activity and Quality of Life in Patients With Complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Javier Del Hoyo   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Pilar Nos   ^{1, 2, 3} , MD, PhD ;   Raquel Faubel   ^{4, 5} , PhD ;   Diana Muñoz   ¹ , RN ;   David Domínguez   ⁶ , Software Engineer ;   Guillermo Bastida   ^{1, 2, 3} , MD, PhD ;   Bernardo Valdivieso   ^{5, 7, 8} , MD, PhD ;   Marisa Correcher   ⁹ , PhD ;   Mariam Aguas   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , MD, PhD

¹ Gastroenterology Department, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain

² Networked Biomedical Research Center for Hepatic and Digestive Diseases, Valencia, Spain

³ Health Research Institute La Fe, Valencia, Spain

⁴ Physiotherapy Department, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

⁵ Joint Research Unit in Biomedical Engineering-eRPSS, Health Research Institute La Fe–Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

⁶ Connected Health Services, Valencia, Spain

⁷ Home Care and Telemedicine Department, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain

⁸ Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain

⁹ Systems Department, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain

*these authors contributed equally