Do anal fistulas stay away long-term after combo therapy in Crohn's? new study investigates.
NCT ID NCT06514092
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 63 Crohn's disease patients who had an anal fistula treated with anti-TNF drugs and a seton drain. Researchers tracked how long the fistula stayed closed and what factors might cause it to come back. The goal is to better understand long-term outcomes and improve treatment plans for people with this complication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- anti-TNF therapy (a type of biologic drug) and seton drainage (a surgical thread placed in the fistula to keep it open and allow drainage)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help doctors better predict which Crohn's patients are at higher risk of fistula recurrence and tailor follow-up care accordingly.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study (63 patients) from a single hospital, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test a new treatment, only looks back at past outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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 with crohn's disease
- 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: * Confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease * drainage of an anal fistula with seton combined with the initiation of anti-TNF alpha treatment * Patient who was treated in the digestive center of the Toulouse University Hospital for drainage of an anal fistula between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2010 Exclusion Criteria: Patient followed less than 6 months after seton drainage
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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