New pill hopes to tame severe gut disease in kids

NCT ID NCT07470879

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a daily pill called etrasimod in 24 children aged 2 to 12 with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The goal is to see if the drug can safely help children reach remission (few or no symptoms) over 52 weeks. Participants who finish may continue treatment for up to 5 years.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Etrasimod (a daily pill that helps control inflammation in the gut)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for children with ulcerative colitis, helping them achieve and maintain remission.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase study with only 24 children, so results may not apply to all patients. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show clear benefit.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

colitis ulcer disease ulcerative colitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Florence, Tuscany, 50139, Italy

  • CHU de Québec - Université Laval

    RECRUITING

    Québec, Quebec, G1V4G2, Canada

  • Centrum Zdrowia MDM

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-189, Poland

  • Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3P4, Canada

  • Evelina London Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom

  • Gyncentrum sp. z o.o. NZOZ Holsamed - oddział Libero

    RECRUITING

    Katowice, 40-600, Poland

  • HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal

    RECRUITING

    Wuppertal, 42283, Germany

  • Hadassah Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel

  • Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1S1, Canada

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant

    RECRUITING

    Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69500, France

  • Hôpital Universitaire Necker Enfants Malades

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Paris, 75015, France

  • Instytut "Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka"

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, 04-730, Poland

  • Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Kumamoto, 861-8520, Japan

  • Juntendo University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan

  • King's College Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    London, London, CITY of, SE5 9RL, United Kingdom

  • Medical Network Spółka z o.o. WIP Warsaw IBD Point Profesor Kierkuś

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 04-501, Poland

  • Rambam Health Care Campus

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Haifa, Northern District, 3109601, Israel

  • Saitama Prefectural Children's Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Saitama-shi, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan

  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 9013102, Israel

  • Sheba Medical Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Ramat Gan, Central District, 5262100, Israel

  • Sheffield Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Sheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom

  • Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen

    RECRUITING

    Tübingen, 72076, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Münster - Albert Schweitzer Campus

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany

  • Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Ẕerifin, Central District, 70300, Israel