New pill for ulcerative colitis shows promise, but trial halted early
NCT ID NCT05785715
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an oral medication, NX-13, in 81 adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. Participants received either NX-13 or a placebo for 12 weeks, with a long-term follow-up option. The trial was terminated early, so the full results are not available, but the data may still help researchers understand if NX-13 can safely control disease activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NX-13 (oral tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, NX-13 could offer a new oral treatment option to help control moderate to severe ulcerative colitis.
- What could go wrong
- This early-phase trial was terminated, so results are limited. It is unclear if NX-13 is effective or safe; more research is needed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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81 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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18 to 75 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: * Adult subjects aged 18 to 75 years (inclusive) * Diagnosis of UC ≥ 90 days before screening confirmed by histologic evidence * Active UC defined as a total Mayo Score (MMS) of ≥ 5 (inclusive) at baseline * ES ≥ 2 within 14 days prior to randomization * RBS ≥ 1. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe extensive colitis as evidenced by physician judgment that the participant is likely to require hospitalization for medical care or surgical intervention of any kind for UC (e.g., colectomy) within the 12 weeks after randomization; * Current evidence of fulminant colitis, toxic megacolon or recent history (within 6 months prior to screening) of toxic megacolon, or bowel perforation * Diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD) or indeterminate colitis, or the presence or history of a fistula consistent with CD * Diagnosis of microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, or radiation colitis * Bacterial or parasitic pathogenic enteric infection;
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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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AmiCare Centrum Medyczne
Jelenia Góra, Poland
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AmiCare Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.
Lodz, Poland
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Amicare Sp z o.o. S.K
Opoczno, Poland
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Azienda Ospedaliera - Universitaria Sant' Andrea
Roma, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino
Torino, Italy
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Centrum Badań Klinicznych Piotr Napora Lekarze Sp. p.
Wroclaw, Poland
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Centrum Diagnostyczno - Lecznicze Barska
Włocławek, Poland
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ClinSante - Ośrodek Badań Klinicznych w Bydgoszczy
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Clinical Research Institute of Michigan
Troy, Michigan, 48098, United States
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Digestive Disease Specialist, Inc-INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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Digestive Health Associates of Texas-GI Alliance
Mansfield, Texas, 76003, United States
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Digestive Health Associates of Texas-GI Alliance Research-Garland
Garland, Texas, 75044, United States
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Digestive Health Center of Michigan
Chesterfield, Michigan, 48047, United States
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Endoskopia Sp. z o.o.
Sopot, Poland
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GCP Clinical Research
Tampa, Florida, 33609, United States
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H-T Centrum Medyczne
Tychy, Poland
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IRCCS Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza SG Rotondo
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Rozzano, Italy
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Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Italy
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Krakowska Przychodnia FutureMeds
Krakow, Poland
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Miami Clinical Research
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Office of Jaroslaw Kierkus, Dr N Med
Warsaw, Poland
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Orlando Health, Inc.
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Przychodnia Vitamed NFZ
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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RiverMED Poradnie Specjalistyczne Poznań
Poznan, Poland
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Sonomed Sp. z o.o. Centrum Medyczne
Szczecin, Poland
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Texas Digestive Disease Consultants-GI Alliance Research
Southlake, Texas, 76092, United States
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Torunskiego Centrum Gastrologii I Endoskopii - Gastromed
Torun, Poland
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Twoja Przychodnia Opolskie Centrum Medyczne
Opole, Poland
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Twoja Przychodnia Szczecińskie Centrum Medyczne
Szczecin, Poland
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium
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VITA LONGA Clinic - Katowice
Katowice, Poland
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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Zabobrze Centrum Medyczne
Wroclaw, Poland
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