Glow-in-the-Dark dyes reveal if IBD drugs hit their target
NCT ID NCT07258641
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether fluorescent dyes attached to two IBD drugs (adalimumab and risankizumab) can show where the drugs go in the gut. 30 adults with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease will receive a low dose of the labelled drugs, then undergo a special camera procedure 2-3 days later. The goal is to see if this imaging can predict who will respond to treatment, potentially avoiding ineffective therapies and their side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fluorescently labelled adalimumab and risankizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a way to predict which IBD drug will work for a patient before starting treatment, reducing trial-and-error.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase imaging study with only 30 participants. It tests feasibility, not treatment effectiveness, and the dyes are experimental. The approach may not translate into routine clinical use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients eligible for inclusion meet all of the following criteria: * Established IBD diagnosis (UC or CD). * Active disease: clinically active disease of the bowel is defined as at least mild activity using dedicated scoring indices or biochemically active disease as defined by a fecal calprotectin \> 60 µg/g * Patients must be eligible for adalimumab or risankizumab therapy. * Age of 18 years * Written informed consent * Clinical indication for an endoscopic procedure For female subjects who are of childbearing potential, are premenopausal with intact reproductive organs, or are less than 2 years postmenopausal: • A negative pregnancy test (urine or blood test) must be available. Exclusion Criteria: A female study patient who is pregnant or provides breastfeeding * A female study patient of premenopausal age who does not use any reliable form of contraception at the time of adalimumab-680LT and/or risankizumab 800CW administration * Medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent * Prior anti-IL23-specific therapy (IL23/IL12 combination therapy is not an exclusion criteria) * Prior anti-TNFα therapy in the last 6 weeks before inclusion * Previous treatment with adalimumab and detectable anti-adalimumab antibody levels
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, Provincie Groningen, 9713GZ, Netherlands
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