New hope for kids with severe colitis: drug shows promise in small trial
NCT ID NCT01585155
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called TA-650 in 21 children with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, a condition causing inflammation and sores in the colon. The goal was to see if the drug could reduce disease activity and improve symptoms. Children received the drug by infusion at several time points over 22 weeks, and doctors measured changes using a clinical activity index. The study focused on controlling the disease rather than curing it.
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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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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Feb 2012
- Finished
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Sep 2014
- 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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6 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: * Patients who have been diagnosed as ulcerative colitis at least 3 months prior to screening. * Have active ulcerative colitis despite adequate conventional therapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have severe pancolitis. * Patients who have undergone surgery for ulcerative colitis within 8 weeks before enrollment or who were judged to require surgery for ulcerative colitis at enrollment. * Patients who have a history of treatment with infliximab or other biologic products (anti-TNFα agents, anti-IL-6 agents, etc.).
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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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Investigational site
Chūbu, Japan
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Investigational site
Hokkaido, Japan
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Investigational site
Hokuriku, Japan
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Investigational site
Kanto, Japan
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Investigational site
Kinki, Japan
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Investigational site
Kyusyu, Japan
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Investigational site
Tōhoku, Japan
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