Scientists track drug behavior in severe colitis patients
NCT ID NCT03765450
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the drug infliximab behaves in the body of people hospitalized with severe ulcerative colitis. Researchers measure drug levels in blood, stool, and colon tissue, along with changes in proteins and genes. The goal is to better understand how the drug works, not to test a new treatment. About 18 adults with severe colitis are taking part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
Patients diagnosed with acute severe ulcerative colitis, who are biologic-naive or biologic-experienced without a known history of anti-infliximab antibodies and will be receiving infliximab infusion therapy.
- 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: * Present to hospital with ASUC based on Truelove and Witts criteria,33 defined as the presence of more than 6 bloody stools per day along with any 1 of the following: tachycardia \> 90 beats per minute, fever \> 37.8 °C, hemoglobin \< 10.5 g/dL, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) \> 30 mm/h (or CRP \> 30 mg/L \[high-sensitivity CRP \> 300 mg/L\]) is a suitable surrogate if ESR is not available1). * Have a partial MCS \> 7. * Have a Mayo Clinic ES ≥ 2 with disease extending 15 cm or more beyond the anal verge. * Require rescue inpatient IFX infusion as part of routine care. Note, the IFX treatment regimen is not defined by this protocol and any dosage regimen is acceptable for the purposes of this study, such as standard or accelerated induction regimens. * Be able to speak English and participate fully in all aspects of this clinical trial. * Provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * A known history of being positive for anti-IFX antibodies. * Have a serious active infection, active malignancy, or any other known condition contraindicated with infliximab therapy, according to current prescribing information. * Serious underlying disease other than ASUC, or other physical or psychosocial condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the subject's ability to participate fully in the study. * Prior enrollment in the current study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cornell University
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
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UCSD
San Diego, California, 92037, United States
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