simple clinical colitis activity index

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| purpose = Determining severity of ulcerative colitis

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The Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) is a diagnostic tool and questionnaire used to assess the severity of symptoms in people who suffer from ulcerative colitis. It was created in 1998 and is still used to assess the severity of symptoms.{{cite journal|last1=Walmsley|first1=R S|last2=Ayres|first2=R C S|last3=Pounder|first3=R E|last4=Allan|first4=R N|title=A simple clinical colitis activity index|journal=Gut|volume=43|issue=1|year=1998|pages=29–32|issn=0017-5749|doi=10.1136/gut.43.1.29|url= |pmc=1727189|pmid=9771402}} It is also used for research purposes to determine the efficacy of various treatments aimed at relieving symptoms.{{cite journal|last1=Mardini|first1=Houssam E.|last2=Grigorian|first2=Alla Y.|title=Probiotic Mix VSL#3 Is Effective Adjunctive Therapy for Mild to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis|journal=Inflammatory Bowel Diseases|volume=20|issue=9|year=2014|pages=1562–1567|issn=1078-0998|doi=10.1097/MIB.0000000000000084|postscript=; Access provided by the University of Pittsburgh|pmid=24918321|s2cid=36218602|doi-access=free}} The calculated score ranges from 0 to 19, where active disease is a score of 5 or higher.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

The score is determined by asking the person with colitis questions regarding:{{cn|date=May 2022}}

• Bowel frequency at day/night
• Urgency of defecation
• Blood in stool
• General health
• Extracolonic manifestations