Deliverables
D2.1 Study initiation package
Preparation of the study materials for the “Proof of concept human study: dietary intervention to modify intestinal inflammation in IBD” has been finalized and study registration has been performed at ClinicalTrials.gov. Patient recruitment strategies are prepared.
More informationD2.2 Midterm recruitment report
This report gives overview of the current status of recruitment for the clinical study conducted by UKE. Based on prior experiences, time for patient recruitment, follow-up assessments and data analysis are chosen with care. In this context, particularly the recruitment of 20 participants per group at the outpatient clinics at the UKE were estimated as feasible.
More informationD5.1 Personas describing health engagement risk profiles
Study conducted by UCSC resulted in definition of the “Personas,” which describe prototypical profiles of IBD patients, based on empirical analysis. The Personas depict different psychosocial risk factor profiles and their real-world impact on health and diet-related engagement behaviors, ultimately suggesting priorities for educational actions to prevent risks.
More informationD6.1 Extension of eHealth tool MyIBDCoach
The eHealth tool MyIBDCoach app has been adapted to include various questionnaires to monitor psychosocial and lifestyle factors. In the beginning of January 2024, most questionnaires have already been implemented into MyIBDCoach and are being used in patient care. The only questionnaire that could not be implemented due to technical issues is Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) which will be made available via link.
More informationD6.2 Extension of AI-assisted MyFoodRepo app for diet tracking
The MyFoodRepo app is an AI-assisted diet tracking app used to accurately assess the diet of study participants. Originally designed for studies in Switzerland, the app was designed with international expansion in mind. In the context of miGut-Health, two countries have expressed interest to use MyFoodRepo: Germany and the Netherlands. Thus, to use MyFoodRepo in the countries, we needed to adjust the app and to these countries. This is now done, and both apps are ready for use in Germany and the Netherlands.
More informationD6.3 Predictive lifestyle factors
E-health telemonitoring systems such as MyIBDCoach can be used to identify (modifiable) lifestyle and psychological factors as well as fatigue in inflammatory bowel diseases. This offers the opportunity for taking a holistic and patient-centred approach to treat IBD and IBD-related fatigue, targeting a broad range of physical- and psychological factors yielding a better understanding of factors that hinder or facilitate care seeking in IBD patients.
More informationD6.4 Status report on wearable establishment and data collection
Digital Health technologies can be used to monitor the course of a disease and fatigue in a new dimension of granularity and detail. Work package 6 team has adapted a platform for miGut-Health to investigate the connection between fatigue and IBD. Recruitment and data collection is in progress. The technology stack works as expected. First results are promising for a connection of fitness tracker data and disease activity. An issue of allergic reaction to the wristband of the fitness tracker needs to be resolved.
More informationD6.5 Validation of eHealth tool
The eHealth tool MyIBDCoach app has been adapted to include various questionnaires for monitoring psychosocial and lifestyle risk factors. The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) has been made available through a separate website, as due to Medical Device Regulations (MDR), this could not yet be implemented directly into the app. MyIBDCoach has been validated with the longitudinal cohort in the Netherlands, demonstrating feasibility, clinical relevance, and practicality of using this eHealth platform for monitoring of lifestyle, psychosocial and diet-related risk factors in IBD patients.
More informationD7.1 Public project website
Providing information about miGut-Health’s goals and work as well as the results achieved in the course of the project is of utmost importance to foster the project’s success. The miGut-Health public website is the project’s predominant tool for communication about the project and, in the end, for disseminating results aiming at a broad public as well as stakeholders and scientists in the field and creating continuous awareness of the project’s activities.
More informationD7.5 Audio-visual material
This deliverable detailsthe purpose, target audience and concept of the first miGut-Health audio-visual material, which consists of a roughly two-minute-long video clip that explains the approach and major objectives of the project. Additionally, this report contains the production and publication steps, along with links to the actual clip.
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