Social Determinants of Health, Medication Use, and Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

January 29, 2026 updated by: Montefiore Medical Center
Optimizing health related-quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), who often experience a relapsing disease course, is an essential component of care. Improving IBD disease control is linked to increased health-related quality of life. Even as many effective pharmacotherapies to promote disease control are available, evidence suggests that Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black IBD patients may not receive full benefit from these therapies compared to their Non-Hispanic White counterparts. Underlying mechanisms that contribute to observed disparities in the use of IBD medical therapies are likely multifactorial. Adequate access to treatment has been implicated. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black IBD patients are more likely to be Medicaid-insured, and Medicaid insurance has been associated with increased emergency room visits, a proxy for sub-optimal IBD control. Medication adherence has also been proposed as a potential mediating factor. IBD therapies can be time-consuming and costly, which can pose a challenge in achieving medication adherence. While previous studies suggest Black IBD patients have lower medication adherence than Non-Hispanic White patients, it is unclear the extent to which social factors contribute to this observation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between social determinants of health, medication adherence, and HRQoL among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black IBD patients. Understanding potentially modifiable psychosocial factors that contribute to medication adherence and HRQoL will provide targets for later intervention towards the goal of health equity.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

400

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients age 18 years or older with IBD who meet the above inclusion/exclusion criteria will be eligible to participate in the study. Participants will be grouped by race and ethnicity (Hispanic, Non-Hispanic Black, or Non-Hispanic White). Participants who identify as Hispanic will be further grouped by preferred language (English or Spanish). Participants will also be grouped into either public (e.g. Medicaid, Medicare) or private insurance. The study team plans to recruit 25 participants per cell: race and ethnicity (4), study site (2), insurance (2). Target recruitment is 200 participants per site for a total of 400 participants.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • clinical diagnosis of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or indeterminate colitis ≥ 3 months investigator confirmed on the basis of supportive clinical data such as colonoscopy, pathology and/or radiology
  • age 18 years or older
  • ability to provide informed consent in English or Spanish
  • basic computer proficiency (i.e. to complete online survey)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • race and ethnicity self-identified as other than Hispanic, Non-Hispanic Black, or Non-Hispanic White

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
IBD medication adherence
Time Frame: Single 20 minute survey response, upon participant enrollment
The outcome of IBD medication adherence will be categorized by the adapted Hill Bone Medication Adherence Scale (HB-MAS). This part of the questionnaire consists of eight items used to assess patients' self-reported IBD oral medication adherence. Participant responses are scored on a scale from 1-4 (1 = All of the time; 2 = Most of the time; 3 = Some of the time; 4 = None of the time). Lower overall scores are associated with better medication adherence
Single 20 minute survey response, upon participant enrollment
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
Time Frame: Single 20 minute survey response, upon participant enrollment
HRQoL will be categorized based on responses to the NIH Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29). PROMIS-29 assesses each of 7 domains (Depression, Anxiety, Physical function, Pain interference, Fatigue, Sleep disturbance, Ability to participate in social roles and activities) using 4 questions with an additional Pain Intensity question. Participants' responses are scored from 1-5 (with the exception of the Pain Intensity Question which is scored from 0-10). The sum of each of the 7 PROMIS domains results in a raw score (from 4-20). There is no total score. Each axis forms its own score. PROMIS assessments use an Item Response Theory (IRT) based score called "Expected A Posteriori" or EAP scores, which are then transformed to a final T-score metric. As such, scores are mapped so that the values follow a normal distribution with a population mean T-score of 50 and a standard deviation of 10
Single 20 minute survey response, upon participant enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Montefiore Medical Center

Collaborators

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ruby Greywoode, MD, Montefiore Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 26, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 12, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

February 20, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2022-13788
  • CNTO1275IBD4012 (Other Identifier: Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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