Patients description (Ireland)
| Patients at randomisation | Web N=52 | Control N=48 |
| Gender | ||
| Male, N (%) | 32 (61.5) | 20 (41.7) |
| Female, N (%) | 20 (38.5) | 28 (58.3) |
| Total | 52 | 48 |
| Age at diagnosis, median (range) | 30 (7–64) | 34 (8–74) |
| Age at inclusion, median (range) | 42 (18–68) | 48 (19–95) |
| Disease duration (year), median (range) | 8 (0–32) | 8 (0–52) |
| Patients at baseline | Web N=51 | Control N=41 |
| Gender | ||
| Male, N (%) | 31 (60.8) | 17 (41.5) |
| Female, N (%) | 20 (39.2) | 24 (58.5) |
| Total | 51 | 41 |
| Age at diagnosis, median (range) | 29 (7–64) | 34 (8–57) |
| Age at inclusion, median (range) | 41 (18–66) | 46 (19–65) |
| Disease duration (years), median (range) | 8 (0–32) | 8 (1–52) |
| Disease extension, N (%) | ||
| Proctitis | 20 (39.2) | 21 (51.2) |
| Left sided | 18 (35.5) | 10 (24.4) |
| Pancolitis | 13 (25.5) | 10 (24.4) |
| SCCAI, median (range) | 1 (0–9) | 2 (0–7) |
| 5-ASA treatment systemic, N (%) | ||
| Asacol | 31 (60.8) | 20 (48.8) |
| Pentasa | 12 (23.5) | 7 (17.1) |
| Dipentum | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2.4) |
| Salazopyrin | 1 (2.0) | 8 (19.5) |
| Mezavant | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) |
| None | 5 (9.8) | 4 (9.8) |
| Suppositories, N (%) | ||
| Asacol | 2 (3.9) | 2 (4.9) |
| Pentasa | 2 (3.9) | 4 (9.8) |
| Salofalk | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0) |
| None | 46 (90.2) | 35 (85.4) |
| Enema/foam | ||
| Salofalk | 4 (7.8) | 1 (2.4) |
| Pentasa | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Colifoam | 6 (11.8) | 6 (14.6) |
| Pred-Clysma | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.4) |
| None | 40 (78.4) | 33 (80.5) |
| BMI, median (range) | 25 (19–39) | 27 (19–41) |
| Smoking (%) | ||
| Non-smoker | 25 (49.0) | 22 (53.7) |
| Active smoker | 11 (21.6) | 7 (17.1) |
| Ex-smoker | 15 (29.4) | 12 (29.3) |
| Marital status (%) | ||
| Married | 32 (62.7) | 26 (63.4) |
| Single | 19 (37.3) | 15 (36.6) |
| Education (%) | ||
| Academic | 9 (17.6) | 8 (19.5) |
| Other education | 32 (62.7) | 29 (70.7) |
| During education | 10 (19.6) | 4 (9.8) |
| Occupation (%) | ||
| Paid | 41 (80.4) | 29 (70.7) |
| Unpaid | 8 (15.7) | 7 (17.1) |
| Support | 2 (3.9) | 4 (9.8) |
| Pensioner | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) |