Table 1.

Example of YELLOW zone action plan for participants with ulcerative colitis in the home telemanagement for patients with ulcerative colitis trial

Yellow Zone	Symptoms	Actions
Moderate Symptoms	Overall health poor	Continue your current medications; it can take a few weeks to take effect
	4–6 BM’s/day	Take one Canasa suppository nightly
	1–3 nocturnal awakenings	Take one Rowasa enema nightly
	More than trace blood in stool	Double the dose of your mesalamine
		Start prednisone 20 mg daily
		Call our office to schedule Remicade
		Call our office