Becker's Healthcare January 16, 2025
A new study from New York City-based Mount Sinai has found that commonly used wearable devices such as Apple watches, Fitbits and Oura rings may be able to identify, differentiate and predict flare-ups, or the worsening of symptoms and inflammation, in inflammatory bowel disease, according to a Jan. 17 press release from the system.
Findings of the study were published in the Jan. 16 edition of Gastroenterology. Researchers enrolled more than 300 participants with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease from 36 states.
Participants wore devices, answered daily symptom surveys, and provided blood and stool assessments of inflammation.
Researchers determined that patterns of heart rate variability, heart rate, oxygenation and daily activity, all measured by the wearable devices, were...
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