New hope for kids with colitis: risankizumab trial launches
NCT ID NCT07071519
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 25 times
Summary
This phase 3 study tests the drug risankizumab in about 120 children aged 2 to 18 with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. The trial has three parts: an initial 12-week IV treatment period, a 52-week maintenance phase where patients get one of two doses by injection, and a long-term extension. Researchers will check how the drug moves through the body, its safety, and whether it helps control the disease.
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 drug given as an IV infusion or subcutaneous injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for children with ulcerative colitis, helping control inflammation and improve symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is still being tested in children, so safety and effectiveness are not yet confirmed. Side effects may occur, and not all participants may respond.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2034
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: * Active ulcerative colitis (UC) with an modified Mayo Score (mMS) of 5 to 9 points and endoscopic subscore of 2 to 3 (confirmed by central reader). * Demonstrated intolerance or inadequate response (IR) to one or more of the following categories of drugs: aminosalicylates (except in countries where failure of this drug class is not sufficient for eligibility), oral locally acting corticosteroids, systemic steroids (prednisone or equivalent), immunomodulators (IMMs), and/or biologic therapies, as outlined in the protocol. \- Subjects must have a documented history of UC for at least 3 months prior to Baseline, confirmed by colonoscopy during the screening period, with exclusion of current infection, colonic dysplasia and/or malignancy. Documentation of pathology results consistent with the diagnosis of UC must be available. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who have had a major surgery performed within 12 weeks prior to Baseline or planned during the conduct of the study (e.g., inguinal hernia repair, cholecystectomy, intestinal resection). * Participants who have concurrent clinically significant medical conditions other than the indication being studied or any other reason that the investigator determines would interfere with the subject's participation in this study, would make the subject an unsuitable candidate to receive study treatment, or would put the subject at risk by participating in the study.
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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
64 sites in 15 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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Addenbrookes Hospital /ID# 271489
RECRUITINGCambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom
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Aichi Children's Health And Medical Center /ID# 280462
RECRUITINGŌbu, Aichi-ken, 474-8710, Japan
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Alberta Children's Hospital /ID# 272635
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 271533
RECRUITINGLiverpool, L12 2AP, United Kingdom
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II - Naples /ID# 271895
RECRUITINGNaples, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle /ID# 270459
RECRUITINGLiège, 4000, Belgium
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Childrens Center For Digestive Health Care /ID# 273228
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Cliniques Universitaires UCL Saint-Luc /ID# 270123
RECRUITINGBrussels, Brussels Capital, 1200, Belgium
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Edmonton Clinic Health Academy /ID# 271168
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS-Universita Cattolica /ID# 272967
RECRUITINGRome, Roma, 00168, Italy
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Fondazione di Religione e di Culto Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza /ID# 271889
RECRUITINGSan Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, 71013, Italy
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Galileo Medical Research /ID# 271817
RECRUITINGJuiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, 36033-318, Brazil
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General Hospital of Thessaloniki Hippokrateio /ID# 271939
RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 54642, Greece
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Goryeb Children's Hospital /ID# 271801
RECRUITINGMorristown, New Jersey, 07962, United States
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Guangzhou Medical University Affiliated Women and Children's Medical Center /ID# 277962
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510620, China
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Henan Children's Hospital Zhengzhou Children's Hospital /ID# 278794
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450018, China
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Hospital Pequeno Principe /ID# 271814
RECRUITINGCuritiba, Paraná, 80250-060, Brazil
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Hospital Sirio Libanes - Sao Paulo /ID# 271818
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 01308-050, Brazil
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Hospital Teresa Herrera - CHUAC /ID# 271459
RECRUITINGA Coruña, A Coruna, 15006, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro - Majadahonda /ID# 271466
RECRUITINGMajadahonda, Madrid, 28222, Spain
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Hospital Universite Enfants Reine Fabiola /ID# 271860
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1020, Belgium
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Hunan Children's Hospital /ID# 278111
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410007, China
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Institut za zdravstvenu zastitu majke i deteta Srbije Dr Vukan Cupic /ID# 270696
RECRUITINGBelgrade-Vračar, Beograd, 11000, Serbia
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Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina /ID# 269961
RECRUITINGNovi Sad, 21000, Serbia
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Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital /ID# 280694
RECRUITINGBunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital /ID# 280696
RECRUITINGKumamoto, Kumamoto, 861-8520, Japan
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Juntendo University Hospital /ID# 280463
RECRUITINGBunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital /ID# 273333
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03181, South Korea
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Karolinska University Hospital Solna /ID# 271679
RECRUITINGSolna, Stockholm County, 171 64, Sweden
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Klinikum Kassel /ID# 271546
RECRUITINGKassel, Hesse, 34125, Germany
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Kobe University Hospital /ID# 281796
RECRUITINGKobe, Hyōgo, 650-0017, Japan
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London Health Sciences Centre - Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre /ID# 271157
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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Medizinische Universitaet Lausitz - Carl Thiem /ID# 272023
RECRUITINGCottbus, Brandenburg, 03048, Germany
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National Taiwan University Hospital /ID# 269244
RECRUITINGTaipei, 100, Taiwan
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Nicklaus Children's Hospital - Miami - Southwest 62nd Avenue /ID# 271585
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Ospedale Infantile Burlo Garofolo /ID# 274442
RECRUITINGTrieste, 34137, Italy
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Patewood Medical Campus /ID# 272477
RECRUITINGGreenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States
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Phoenix Children's Hospital /ID# 273015
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital /ID# 272769
RECRUITINGYangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50612, South Korea
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Rady Children's Hospital /ID# 271873
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine /ID# 278113
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025, China
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Saga University Hospital /ID# 281232
RECRUITINGSaga, Saga-ken, 849-8501, Japan
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Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset /ID# 271675
RECRUITINGGothenburg, Västra Götaland County, 413 46, Sweden
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Saitama Children's Medical Center /ID# 280603
RECRUITINGSaitama-shi, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan
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Samsung Medical Center /ID# 272862
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital /ID# 272852
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03080, South Korea
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Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 271490
RECRUITINGSheffield, England, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine /ID# 277994
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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Sodersjukhuset /ID# 271678
RECRUITINGStockholm, Stockholm County, 118 83, Sweden
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital /ID# 269242
RECRUITINGTaichung, 407, Taiwan
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia /ID# 273222
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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The Childrens Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine /ID# 278815
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310056, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University - Changchun /ID# 279290
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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Thoracic General Hospital of Athens I Sotiria /ID# 270143
RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 11527, Greece
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Tsujinaka Hospital - Kashiwanoha /ID# 280303
RECRUITINGKashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-0871, Japan
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Universitaetsklinikum Muenster - Albert Schweitzer Campus /ID# 271898
RECRUITINGMünster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany
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University Children's Hospital /ID# 269960
RECRUITINGBelgrade, Beograd, 11000, Serbia
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University General Hospital Attikon /ID# 272361
RECRUITINGChaïdári, Attica, 12462, Greece
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /ID# 271831
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of California San Francisco - Mission Bay /ID# 273022
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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University of Chicago Medical Center /ID# 271588
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center /ID# 271835
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Upmc Children'S Hospital Of Pittsburgh /ID# 272328
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Yonsei University Health System Severance Hospital /ID# 272894
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03722, South Korea
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