New hope for kids with Crohn's: risankizumab trial launches
NCT ID NCT05995353
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests risankizumab, a drug already used in adults, in children aged 2 to 18 with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. About 110 kids will receive the drug intravenously then by injection over several years. The goal is to see if it safely reduces symptoms and gut inflammation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- risankizumab (a biologic drug that blocks inflammation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for children with Crohn's disease who haven't responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial in a small group of children, so results may not apply to all patients. The drug may cause side effects or not work as well as hoped.
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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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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
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: * Pediatric individuals, 2 to \< 18 years old * Must have moderately to severely active CD, as defined by the PCDAI score \> 30 assessed at Baseline * Must have endoscopic evidence of mucosal inflammation as documented by the SES-CD of ≥ 6 for ileocolonic or colonic disease (or SES-CD of ≥ 4 for isolated ileal disease) * Demonstrated intolerance or inadequate response to one or more of the following categories of drugs: aminosalicylates (This drug class is not sufficient for eligibility for subjects in France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden), oral locally acting corticosteroids, systemic steroids (prednisone or equivalent), IMMs, and/or biologic therapies Exclusion Criteria: * History of hereditary fructose intolerance (a rare genetic condition) or an allergic reaction or significant sensitivity to constituents of the study drug (and its excipients) and/or other products in the same class * Any of the following medical disorders: 1. Current diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis, or monogenic IBD. 2. A diagnosis of CD prior to 2 years of age. 3. A diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of a primary immunodeficiency. 4. Currently known complications of CD such as: * Active abscess (abdominal or perianal); * Symptomatic bowel strictures; * \> 2 missing segments of the following 5 segments: terminal ileum, right colon, transverse colon, sigmoid and left colon, and rectum; * Fulminant colitis; * Toxic megacolon; * Or any other manifestation that might require surgery while enrolled in the study. 5. Ostomy or ileoanal pouch. 6. Diagnosis of short gut or short bowel syndrome. 7. Surgical bowel resection within the past 3 months prior to Baseline (excluding gastrointestinal surgeries which are not bowel resections such as appendectomy or ostomy closure), or a history of \>3 bowel resections.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
81 sites in 20 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP - Hopital Necker /ID# 255608
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Aichi Children's Health And Medical Center /ID# 272085
RECRUITINGŌbu, Aichi-ken, 474-8710, Japan
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Alberta Children's Hospital /ID# 255357
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada
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Amsterdam University Medical Center /ID# 254827
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, North Holland, 1105 AZ, Netherlands
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Arkansas Children's Hospital /ID# 255762
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Center Digestive Health and Nutrition-Orland /ID# 255437
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806-1141, United States
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Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus /ID# 255240
RECRUITINGStockholm, Stockholm County, 171 76, Sweden
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II - Naples /ID# 255045
RECRUITINGNaples, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Gaetano Martino /ID# 255044
RECRUITINGMessina, 98125, Italy
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BC Children's Hospital /ID# 255359
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
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Beijing Children's Hospital /ID# 256081
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100045, China
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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 255759
RECRUITINGBirmingham, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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CHRU Tours - Hopital Gatien de Clocheville /ID# 255052
RECRUITINGTours, Centre-Val de Loire, 37044, France
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CHU Toulouse - Hopital Paule de Viguier /ID# 255609
RECRUITINGToulouse, Occitanie, 31059, France
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Changhua Christian Hospital /ID# 256082
RECRUITINGChanghua City, Changhua County, 50006, Taiwan
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Children's Hospital Colorado - Aurora /ID# 255764
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's Hospital of Shanghai /ID# 255531
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200062, China
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Chu Bordeaux - Hopital Pellegrin /ID# 257060
RECRUITINGBordeaux, New Aquitaine, 33076, France
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Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland /ID# 256453
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Clinical Research Puerto Rico /ID# 266479
RECRUITINGSan Juan, 00909-1711, Puerto Rico
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Cliniques Universitaires UCL Saint-Luc /ID# 255108
RECRUITINGBrussels, Brussels Capital, 1200, Belgium
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Disc_Barts Health NHS Trust - The Royal London Hospital /ID# 255757
RECRUITINGLondon, Greater London, E1 2ES, United Kingdom
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Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital /ID# 255577
RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 80337, Germany
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Edmonton Clinic Health Academy /ID# 255361
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada
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Fakultni nemocnice Motol a Homolka /ID# 256547
COMPLETEDPrague, Praha 5, 150 06, Czechia
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Gastromed Sp. z o.o /ID# 255939
COMPLETEDTorun, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 87-100, Poland
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Gazi University Medical Faculty /ID# 255086
RECRUITINGAnkara, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Goryeb Childrens Hospital /ID# 256452
RECRUITINGMorristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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Groupe Sante CHC - Clinique du MontLegia /ID# 255620
RECRUITINGLiège, Liege, 4000, Belgium
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Guangzhou Medical University Affiliated Women and Children's Medical Center /ID# 255428
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510620, China
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Gunma University Hospital /ID# 270560
RECRUITINGMaebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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Henan Children's Hospital Zhengzhou Children's Hospital /ID# 255562
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450018, China
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Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hopital Femme Mere Enfant /ID# 255443
RECRUITINGBron, Rhone, 69500, France
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Hospital Arquitecto Marcide - Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol /ID# 255614
RECRUITINGFerrol, A Coruna, 15405, Spain
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Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus /ID# 255012
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28009, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga /ID# 257553
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29011, Spain
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Hospital Universite Enfants Reine Fabiola /ID# 255112
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1020, Belgium
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Hunan Children's Hospital /ID# 255610
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410007, China
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IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini /ID# 255262
RECRUITINGGenoa, Genova, 16147, Italy
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai /ID# 254880
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Indiana University Health Riley Hospital for Children /ID# 256454
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Inselspital, Universitaetsspital Bern /ID# 255321
RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital /ID# 269175
RECRUITINGBunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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Instytut Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka /ID# 255938
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 04-730, Poland
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Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital /ID# 268586
RECRUITINGKumamoto, Kumamoto, 861-8520, Japan
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Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital /ID# 255564
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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Kocaeli University Med Faculty /ID# 256922
RECRUITINGKocaeli, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kurume University Hospital /ID# 268418
RECRUITINGKurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital /ID# 255817
RECRUITINGDaegu, 41404, South Korea
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London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital & Children's Hospital /ID# 258598
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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MNGI Digestive Health, P. A. /ID# 255366
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55413-2195, United States
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Marmara Universitesi Pendik Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi /ID# 261020
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Massachusetts General Hospital - Mass General Waltham /ID# 255767
RECRUITINGWaltham, Massachusetts, 02451, United States
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National Center For Child Health And Development /ID# 268420
RECRUITINGSetagaya City, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan
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National Taiwan University Hospital /ID# 255679
RECRUITINGTaipei, 100, Taiwan
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Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital /ID# 268419
RECRUITINGIzumi-Shi, Osaka, 594-1101, Japan
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu /ID# 255043
RECRUITINGRome, Roma, 00165, Italy
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Peking University Third Hospital /ID# 255876
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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Phoenix Children's Hospital /ID# 255766
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85016-7710, United States
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Puerto Rico Health Institute /ID# 255071
RECRUITINGDorado, 00646, Puerto Rico
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Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine /ID# 255688
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200065, China
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Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset /ID# 255236
RECRUITINGGothenburg, Västra Götaland County, 413 46, Sweden
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Saitama Children's Medical Center /ID# 268410
RECRUITINGSaitama-shi, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan
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Samsung Medical Center /ID# 255284
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 06351, South Korea
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Sariyer Hamidiye Etfal Egitim Ve Araştirma Hastanesi /ID# 257143
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34453, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Schneider Children's Medical Center /ID# 254950
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, Central District, 4920235, Israel
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Seoul National University Hospital /ID# 255318
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03080, South Korea
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center /ID# 254951
RECRUITINGJerusalem, Jerusalem, 91031, Israel
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Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 255758
RECRUITINGSheffield, England, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University /ID# 255563
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, 110022, China
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Sodersjukhuset /ID# 255239
RECRUITINGStockholm, Stockholm County, 118 83, Sweden
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Specialized Hospital For Active Treatment Of Children Diseases Prof. Ivan Mitev /ID# 255384
COMPLETEDSofia, 1606, Bulgaria
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The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University /ID# 270589
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, China
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Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center /ID# 268415
RECRUITINGFuchu-shi, Tokyo, 183-8561, Japan
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Tsujinaka Hospital - Kashiwanoha /ID# 268409
RECRUITINGKashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-0871, Japan
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - Oakland /ID# 258327
RECRUITINGOakland, California, 94609, United States
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UMHAT Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Sveta Marina /ID# 256358
RECRUITINGVarna, 9009, Bulgaria
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UMHAT Sveti Georgi /ID# 255386
RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria
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Universitaetsklinikum Muenster - Albert Schweitzer Campus /ID# 256762
RECRUITINGMünster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel /ID# 255109
RECRUITINGJette, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven /ID# 255098
RECRUITINGLeuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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University Childrens Hospital Zurich - Eleonorenstiftung /ID# 255337
RECRUITINGZurich, Canton of Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
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Uza /Id# 255114
RECRUITINGEdegem, Antwerpen, 2650, Belgium
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Vseobecna Fakultni nemocnice v Praze /ID# 256096
COMPLETEDPrague, Praha 17, 128 00, Czechia
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Yonsei University Health System Severance Hospital /ID# 256976
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03722, South Korea
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