New hope for kids with tough IBD: study tests Next-Gen drugs
NCT ID NCT07198113
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how well newer inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) medications work in children whose previous anti-TNF treatment stopped working or didn't help. About 1,100 kids with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis will answer questions about their symptoms and health over time while taking these newer drugs as part of their regular care. The goal is to see if these medications are safe and effective for children with hard-to-treat IBD.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 1,100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
Children with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) whose disease is refractory to anti-TNF therapy
- Ages
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1 year to 18 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years at study enrollment * Diagnosis of CD, UC, or IBD-U by standard diagnostic criteria * Prior non-response or loss of response to one or more anti-TNF agents * Planning to initiate treatment with any of the following comparator agents: vedolizumab (α4β7 integrin antibody), ustekinumab (anti-IL-12/23 antibody), risankizumab, guselkumab, or mirikizumab, (IL-23 inhibitors), tofacitinib (JAK inhibitor), and upadacitinib (JAK inhibitor). Biosimilars or generic medications for any of the above will also be allowed and handled/analyzed in an identical manner to originators. * Ability to provide child assent, if required per regulatory or local institutional guidelines, and parental informed consent in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Plans to change care to a different center within 1 year * Prior use of a comparator agent (i.e., only patients starting their first comparator medication as monotherapy following anti-TNF will be eligible) * Contraindication to any of the treatments under investigation * Patients with UC or IBD-U who have undergone colectomy * Patients with current ostomy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Locations
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Atrium Health
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
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Duke Health System
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27701, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222, United States
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