Children with Crohn's, colitis, or psoriatic arthritis get long-term safety check on stelara
NCT ID NCT05092269
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study follows 159 children aged 2 to 17 who have already completed a prior ustekinumab study for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or psoriatic arthritis. The goal is to collect long-term safety data by monitoring side effects, lab results, and injection-site reactions. Participants receive ustekinumab as a subcutaneous injection, and the study is open-label, meaning everyone knows they are getting the drug.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ustekinumab (Stelara)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that ustekinumab is safe for long-term use in children, supporting its continued use to manage these chronic conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an open-label extension study focused on safety, not on proving new benefits. It may not show significant new efficacy data, and side effects like infections or injection reactions remain possible.
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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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159 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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: * Must have completed the dosing planned in the primary pediatric ustekinumab study * Benefit of continued ustekinumab therapy (that is, a clinical response or clinical remission as defined in the primary study at the final efficacy visit of the primary study) * Parent(s) (preferably both if available or as per local requirements), legal guardian(s) or their legally acceptable representative must sign an informed consent form (ICF) indicating that he or she understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to allow the child to participate in the study. Assent is also required of children capable of understanding the nature of the study (typically 7 years of age and older) as described in Informed Consent Process. An adolescent who signs the assent form will be given the opportunity to sign an adult ICF at a later visit when they reach the age of majority during the study to indicate that he or she understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study * Must be willing and able to adhere to the lifestyle restrictions specified in this protocol * Females of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at enrollment and prior to study intervention administration Exclusion Criteria: * Are pregnant, nursing, or planning pregnancy or fathering a child * Have had any of (a) confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2 \[COVID-19\]) infection (test positive), or (b) suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection (clinical features without documented test results), or (c) close contact with a person with known or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection: Exception: (i) may be included with a documented negative result for a validated SARS-CoV-2 test: obtained at least 2 weeks after conditions (a), (b), (c) above (timed from resolution of key clinical features if present, example, fever, cough, dyspnea) and (ii) with absence of all conditions (a), (b), (c) above during the period between the negative test result and the baseline study visit * Taken any disallowed therapies as noted in the primary study, before the planned first long-term extension (LTE) dose of study intervention * Any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the participant (example, compromise the well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments * Participants who receive a live vaccination may be permitted to remain in the study, if approved by the sponsor and study intervention is held for a period of time specified by the sponsor. Receipt of a live severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) vaccine (against the virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 \[COVID-19\]) is not automatically an exclusion criterion and must be discussed with the medical monitor
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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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Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge, Cb2 2qq, United Kingdom
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Birmingham Children's Hospital
Birmingham, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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Borsod Abauj Zemplen Varmegyei Kozponti Korhaz es Egyetemi Oktato Korhaz
Miskolc, 3526, Hungary
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Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Tucuman
San Miguel de Tucumán, T4000AXL, Argentina
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Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka i Rodziny im Jana Pawla II w Sosnowcu Sp z o o
Sosnowiec, 41 200, Poland
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Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital
Istanbul, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin Campus Virchow Klinikum
Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Children's Center For Digestive Healthcare, Llc
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont
Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Policlinico Di Milano
Milan, 20122, Italy
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GASTROMED Sp. z o.o.
Torun, 87 100, Poland
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Gunma University Hospital
Gunma, 371-0034, Japan
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Hacettepe University Medical Faculty
Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hosp. Univ. I Politecni La Fe
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital de Ninos de Cordoba
Córdoba, X5014FTO, Argentina
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Huderf
Brussels, 1020, Belgium
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Hôpital Necker
Paris, 75015, France
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Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
Warsaw, 04 730, Poland
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Juntendo University Hospital
Bunkyō City, 113 8431, Japan
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Kindai University Nara Hospital
Ikoma, 630 0293, Japan
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Korczowski Bartosz Gabinet Lekarski
Rzeszów, 35-302, Poland
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Kurume University Hospital
Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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Levine Childrens at Atrium Health
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207, United States
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Medical Network
Warsaw, 04-501, Poland
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Medical Network 1
Warsaw, 04-501, Poland
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Mie University Hospital
Tsu, 514 8507, Japan
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Miyagi Childrens Hospital
Sendai, 989-3126, Japan
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Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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National Center for Child Health and Development
Setagaya Ku, 157 8535, Japan
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Pediatric Specialists Of Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Royal London Hospital
London, E1 1BB, United Kingdom
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STAT Research S A
Buenos Aires, C1060, Argentina
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Saitama Childrens Medical Center
Saitama Shi, 330-8777, Japan
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Semmelweis Egyetem
Budapest, 1083, Hungary
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, 5266202, Israel
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Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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Southampton University Hospital
Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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Szabolcs Szatmar Bereg Varmegyei Oktatokorhaz
Nyíregyháza, 4400, Hungary
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Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem
Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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UZ Brussel
Jette, 1090, Belgium
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UZ Gent
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Universitaetsklinikum der RWTH Aachen
Aachen, 52074, Germany
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieciecy w Krakowie
Krakow, 30 663, Poland
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Uz Gasthuisberg
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center
Beer Yaakov, 70300, Israel
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