Spondylo-arthritis Screening Tool Among Patient Suffering From Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This study is all about making sure that people in France who have inflammatory bowel disease (like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) can also get screened for a condition called spondyloarthritis. Spondyloarthritis is a type of arthritis that can cause pain and stiffness, especially in the spine and other joints. Sometimes, it can be hard to spot in people who already have bowel problems, so doctors use special questionnaires to help.

Currently, two good questionnaires called DETAIL and IBIS-Q are available to help doctors identify spondyloarthritis, but they are only in English. This means French-speaking doctors can't use them easily. This study is carefully translating these questionnaires into French, making sure every question means exactly the same thing as the original English version. They will work with a professional translation company and even ask a small group of patients if the translated questions are clear and easy to understand.

Once the questionnaires are translated and checked, about 200 people with inflammatory bowel disease will be asked to fill them out. They'll do this once during a regular appointment and then again about a month later. The information gathered will help the researchers make sure the French questionnaires are accurate and reliable tools for doctors. This is really important because it could help doctors identify spondyloarthritis earlier in French-speaking patients, leading to quicker diagnosis and better management of their symptoms.