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Surveys

ECCO Scientific Workshops aim at unraveling unanswered questions in the field of IBD, producing authoritative reviews and thus contributing to the body of knowledge. The workshops are launched bi-annually by our Scientific Committee (two-year process per workshop).

These workshops address a single question, with working groups performing a systematic review to be published and setting the goals for research to answer the question.

All interested basic scientists are welcome to apply prior to the deadline. Participants follow a strict ethical code including the agreement not to use discussions and resolutions outside of ECCO and to follow pre-discussed rules on publication and authorship. No direct industry sponsoring will be accepted.

ECCO Membership is required to access / participate in this project. If you would like to become an ECCO Member or renew your Membership you can do so here.

Y-ECCO/ClinCom Survey 2026

Call for proposals

The call for new survey proposals is now open. The submission deadline is July 15, 2025.

Closed Surveys

2025

Management of Pain in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Project leader

Vivica Dharmadasa

Target group

ECCO’25 Congress Delegates

Purpose and outcome

Publishing soon!

2024

A TREAT-TO-TARGET APPROACH TO IBD

Project leader

Mohammed Tauseef Sharip

Target group

ECCO’24 Congress Delegates

Purpose and outcome

Poster Presentation at ECCO’24 with the title “P0585: A Treat-to-Target Approach”.

2023

Attitudes and Practices Regarding the Benefit-Risk Profile of Janus Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Project leader

Sailish Honap

Target group

ECCO’23 Congress Delegates

Purpose and outcome

Results published in Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2023 Nov 1;35(11):1270-1277. DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002650. Epub 2023 Sep 17

2022

Nutritional Management of Acute Severe Flare of IBD

Project leader

Katja Selin

Target group

ECCO’22 Congress Delegates

Purpose and outcome

Poster Presentation at ECCO’23 and Journal article: K A Selin, S Andersson, K Bilén, H Strid, J Björk, F Bresso, C Hedin, P878 Country is the main determinant of differences in nutritional therapy practices across Europe: Results of the Y-ECCO ClinCom Survey 2022, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 17, Issue Supplement_1, February 2023, Page i996, https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac190.1008

2021

Identifying clinical practices and clinician attitudes towards treating mild Crohn’s disease

Project leader

Robin Dart

Target group

ECCO’21 Congress Delegates

Purpose and outcome

Poster presentation at ECCO’22 and journal article: R Dart, P Irving, P609 Significant variations in practice in managing mild-Crohn’s disease: results from the 2021 Y-ECCO-ClinCom survey, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 16, Issue Supplement_1, January 2022, Pages i539–i540, https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab232.735

Current Practice and perspectives of physicians on thiopurines efficacy, toxicity and utility of TPMT activity and metabolites measurement

Project leader

Paula Sousa, Paula Ministro, Fernando Magro (on behalf of GEDII)

Target group

All doctors at any stage of their career managing patients with IBD

Purpose and outcome

There are some topics that are hard to discuss, for which people may not want to share their opinions. Surgery in people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is one of these neglected topics. It is, however, extremely relevant and important to collect information about the perception of surgery is, the impact on the quality of life, and the worries about it.
Thiopurines: Use them or lose them? International survey on current and future use of thiopurines in inflammatory bowel disease, https://www.dldjournalonline.com/article/S1590-8658(21)00315-7/fulltext

2020

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Advice Line during SARS-CoV-2 learning from experience

Project leader

Pearl Avery

Target group

IBD Nurses

Journal article:

Gastrointestinal NursingVol. 19, No. 3 https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2021.19.3.38

Decision-making in IBD dysplasia management survey

Project leader

Misha Kabir

Target group

ECCO’20 Delegates of Educational Programme

Purpse and outcome

Perception of cancer risk in inflammatory bowel disease-associated dysplasia and management practice is influenced by colonoscopy experience and workplace affiliation: results of an international clinician survey (Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 15, Issue Supplement_1, May 2021)

2019

Ileocolonic Crohn’s Disease post-operative recurrence prophylaxis after curative ileocolonic resection with ileocolonic anastomosis

Project leader

Gabriele Dragoni

Target group

ECCO’19 Delegates of Educational Programme

Purpse and outcome

Short report - The prevention and management of Crohn's disease postoperative recurrence: results from the Y-ECCO/ClinCom 2019 Survey

EFCCA Survey on Patient Perceptions on Surgery

Project leader

Antonino Spinelli

Target group

Patients

Timeline

2019

Purpse and outcome

There are some topics that are hard to discuss, for which people may not want to share their opinions. Surgery in people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is one of these neglected topics. It is, however, extremely relevant and important to collect information about the perception of surgery is, the impact on the quality of life, and the worries about it. Results upcoming.

ECCO Strategic Survey

Project leader

ECCO Governing Board

Target group

ECCO Members, Participants at the 1st Council of National Representatives

Timeline

2019

Purpse and outcome

The survey results will then serve as a basis for a Topical Review on Transition.

2018

Withdrawal of Therapy in IBD Survey Study

Project leader

Ray Boyapati

Target group

ECCO’18 Delegates of Educational Programme

Purpse and outcome

European clinician perspective on withdrawing immunosuppression (Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 13, Issue Supplement_1, March 2019)

Survey on phenotypic features of couples with IBD and their offspring

Project leader

Joana Torres

Target group

ECCO Regular and Y-ECCO Members as well patient associations

Purpse and outcome

The aim was to collect information from the children from couples both affected by IBD and to ascertain those who developed IBD (and other IMID), and thereafter collect information on their disease (year of diagnosis, disease type, disease phenotype).

2017

Physician attitudes about use of immunosuppressive therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the elderly

Project leader

Webber Chan

Target group

ECCO’17 Delegates of Educational Programme

Purpse and outcome

Physician attitudes about the use of immunosuppressive therapy for inflammatory bowel disease in the elderly (Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 12, Issue supplement_1, February 2018)

EpiCom Survey - Registries across Europe: Epidemiological research and beyond

Project leaders

Ebbe Langholz and Hannah Gordon

Target group

National Registries

Purpse and outcome

At the point when the survey was conducted, there was no evidence for transition from paediatric to adult care. This survey was meant to determine which ideas on transition are most important to you as health professional.

2016

Assessing aCCess to investigations in IBD (ACCID) – results from an international inflammatory bowel disease survey

Project leader

Y-ECCO and ClinCom

Target group

ECCO’16 Delegates of Educational Programme

Purpse and outcome

Complete metabonomic and microbiota profiling identifies biomarkers for anti-TNF therapy response (Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 11, Issue suppl_1, February 2017)

BIOCYCLE Health Care Provider Survey

Project leaders

Corey Siegel and Edouard Louis

Target group

US providers identified by CCFA, European GIs identified from a combination of the ECCO and French, German and Belgian GI providers.

Purpse and outcome

The survey aimed to identify patient and physician opinions and preferences for withdrawal of combination therapy for patients with Crohn’s disease who are in remission. This survey initiative was part of the European Commission funded BIOCYCLE project.

2015

Defining Key Performance Indicators for the Surgical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Project leader

Omar Faiz, St. Mark’s Hospital London, London, United Kingdom

Target group

ECCO Members: Consultant colorectal surgeons and consultant gastroenterologists

Purpse and outcome

This study aimed to achieve pan-European expert consensus on the development of KPIs that will be used to measure quality of service provision in IBD surgery. The objective was to improve quality of care for the IBD patient by developing new tools with which to measure and focus resources more efficiently. Development of a set of KPIs through national expert consensus techniques should facilitate their incorporation into working practice with the ultimate goal of improving the patient experience and outcomes of IBD services, and improve clinical care processes by devising standard care pathway for patients undergoing IBD surgery.

2014

ECCO Gender Survey

Project leader

ECCO Governing Board

Target group

ECCO Members

Purpse and outcome

Although 44.5% of Congress delegates at the ECCO ’14 Copenhagen Congress were females, a gender imbalance can be seen within ECCO Activities: only one-third of ECCO Committee Members were females. Thus, ECCO President Séverine Vermeire decided to ask female ECCO Members what keeps them from applying.

Results

2013

Y-ECCO Survey on Training Needs

Project leader

ECCO Governing Board

Target group

ECCO Members

Purpse and outcome

The Y-ECCO Committee conducted a survey to assess trainees' attitudes towards academic medicine, their intentions (or not) to undertake research, and their opportunities to do so. Trainees were invited to participate via their national societies, by ECCO and by other international organisations including ESPGHAN and ECSP.