New hope for kids with Crohn's: drug trial targets gut healing
NCT ID NCT05923073
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called guselkumab in 120 children with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. The goal is to see if it can reduce symptoms and heal the gut lining over 52 weeks. Participants must have active Crohn's confirmed by endoscopy. This is a phase 3 trial, meaning it's in the final testing stage before possible approval.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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2 to 17 years
- 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: * Participants must have a diagnosis of Crohn's Disease (CD) or fistulizing CD, with active colitis, ileitis, or ileocolitis, confirmed at any time in the past by clinical, endoscopic, and histologic criteria. * Participants must have moderately to severely active CD (as defined by a baseline Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index \[PCDAI\] score greater than or equal to \[\>=\] 30) * Participants must have endoscopy with evidence of active CD defined as Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) score greater than or equal to (\>=) 6 (or \>=4 for participants with isolated ileal disease) within 1 month of receiving study intervention at Week 0 * Participants must have a history of inadequate response, loss of response, or intolerance to immunomodulators (6-MP, AZA, or MTX), oral or IV corticosteroids, or biologic therapy/JAK inhibitor therapy; OR have a history of corticosteroid dependence; OR have a history of inadequate response to exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) Exclusion Criteria: * Participants has complications of CD such as symptomatic strictures or stenosis, short gut syndrome, or any other manifestation that might be anticipated to require surgery. * Participants must not have an abscess * Participants must not have any kind of bowel resection within 26 weeks or any other intra-abdominal surgery within 12 weeks of baseline
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
84 sites in 17 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.O. Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
RECRUITINGAlessandria, 15121, Italy
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AKH - Medizinische Universitat Wien
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
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AOU Policlinico Umberto I
RECRUITINGRoma, 161, Italy
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Akershus Universitetssykehus HF
RECRUITINGNordbyhagen, 1474, Norway
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Associacao Hospitalar de Protecao a Infancia Dr. Raul Carneiro
RECRUITINGCuritiba, 80250-060, Brazil
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer
RECRUITINGFlorence, 50139, Italy
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Presidio Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi
RECRUITINGMilan, 20154, Italy
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII (Presidio Papa Giovanni XXIII)
RECRUITINGBergamo, 24127, Italy
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Boston Childrens Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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CHU Amiens-Hopital Nord
RECRUITINGAmiens, 80054, France
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte Hospital Santa Maria
RECRUITINGLisbon, 1649-035, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar de Sao Joao E.P.E.
RECRUITINGPorto, 4200-319, Portugal
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Centro de Ciencias e Saude da Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo-Nucleo de Doencas Infecciosas
RECRUITINGVitória, 29040-091, Brazil
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Children's Center for Digestive Health Care
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
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Cook Childrens Medical Center
RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Corporacio Sanitari Parc Tauli
RECRUITINGSabadell, 8208, Spain
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Erasmus Medisch Centrum
RECRUITINGRotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Goryeb Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGMorristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Hadassah Medical Center
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9124001, Israel
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Hirosaki University Hospital
RECRUITINGHirosaki, 036-8563, Japan
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Hosp Reina Sofia
RECRUITINGCórdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hosp. Univ. I Politecni La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital De Clinicas De Porto Alegre
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, 90035-007, Brazil
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Hospital For Sick Children
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Hospital de Braga
RECRUITINGBraga, 4710-243, Portugal
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Hôpital Jeanne de FLANDRE, CHRU LILLE
RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Hôpital Robert Debré
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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INTEGRAL Pesquisa e Ensino
RECRUITINGVotuporanga, 100000, Brazil
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital
RECRUITINGBusan, 48108, South Korea
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Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 04 730, Poland
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Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, 90035-074, Brazil
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Iwk Health Centre
RECRUITINGHalifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada
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John Radcliffe Hospital
RECRUITINGOxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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Juntendo University Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Kagoshima University Hospital
RECRUITINGKagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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Kaplan Medical Center
RECRUITINGRehovot, 761001, Israel
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Kobe University Hospital
RECRUITINGKobe, 650 0017, Japan
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Korczowski Bartosz Gabinet Lekarski
RECRUITINGRzeszów, 35-302, Poland
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Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital
RECRUITINGDaegu, 41404, South Korea
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London Health Sciences Centre Victoria Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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Mater Hospital Brisbane
RECRUITINGSouth Brisbane, 4101, Australia
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Mie University Hospital
RECRUITINGTsu, 514 8507, Japan
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Miyagi Childrens Hospital
RECRUITINGSendai, 989-3126, Japan
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National Center for Child Health and Development
RECRUITINGSetagaya Ku, 157 8535, Japan
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Nowgen Centre, Research and Innovation
RECRUITINGManchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Oslo University Hospital
RECRUITINGOslo, 424, Norway
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Ospedale Bellaria, U.O.Cardiologia Az. USL di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, 40124, Italy
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Perth Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGNedlands, 6009, Australia
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Riley Hospital for Children
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5225, United States
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Royal Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGManchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Saga University Hospital
RECRUITINGSaga, 849-8501, Japan
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Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital
RECRUITINGYokohama, 230-8765, Japan
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Schneider Children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4920235, Israel
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeoul, 120-752, South Korea
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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Shamir Medical Center Assaf Harofeh
RECRUITINGBe’er Ya‘aqov, 70300, Israel
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Sheffield Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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Sociedade Campineira de Educacao e Instrucao Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro
RECRUITINGCampinas, 13060-904, Brazil
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Soroka University Medical Center
RECRUITINGBeersheba, 84101, Israel
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St. Olavs Hospital
RECRUITINGTrondheim, 7030, Norway
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The Children's Hospital at Westmead
RECRUITINGWestmead, 2145, Australia
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The Children's Medical Center of Dayton
COMPLETEDDayton, Ohio, 45404, United States
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Tsujinaka Hospital Kashiwanoha
RECRUITINGKashiwa-shi, 277-0871, Japan
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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Universidade Federal de Goias - Hospital das Clinicas da UFG
RECRUITINGGoiânia, 74605-020, Brazil
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1090, Belgium
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF
RECRUITINGTromsø, 9038, Norway
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University of Vermont Medical Center
RECRUITINGColchester, Vermont, 05446, United States
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WIP Warsaw IBD Point Profesor Kierkus
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 04 501, Poland
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Weill Cornell Medical College - Judith Jaffe Multiple Sclerosis Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021-5663, United States
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Yamaguchi University Hospital
RECRUITINGUbe, 755-8505, Japan
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Yokohama City University Medical Center
RECRUITINGYokohama, 232-0024, Japan
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