Massive 5-Year IBD study aims to uncover how treatments really work
NCT ID NCT03251118
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This 5-year observational study is following 15,000 adults and children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in real-world clinics. Researchers are collecting data on disease patterns, treatment use, and patient outcomes to better understand how current therapies perform outside of controlled trials. The study does not test a new drug but aims to build a registry that could improve future treatment strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide valuable insights into how inflammatory bowel disease progresses and how treatments work in everyday practice, potentially guiding future care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may take years to analyze and may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 15,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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.
Who is studied
Adults and children (age 2 or older) with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, or Indeterminate colitis having been prescribed any IBD treatment outside of a clinical trial
- Ages
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2 years and older
- 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: 1. Adults and children (age 2 or older) with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD), Ulcerative colitis (UC), or Indeterminate colitis (IBDU) having been prescribed any IBD treatment (initial or subsequent) outside of a clinical trial. 2. Have plans for future visits at the site for continued management of IBD. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to provide written informed consent/assent. 2. Being enrolled in any interventional study or trial for IBD treatment. Note: Patient may be enrolled in other registries or studies where IBD treatment outcomes are observed and/or reported (such as center-based registries). 3. Prior total abdominal colectomy for UC or IBDU.
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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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Advanced Gastroenterology Associates, LLC
Palm Harbor, Florida, 34684, United States
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Atlanta Gastro
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Carolinas Healthcare System-Center for Digestive Health
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Cary Gastroenterology Associates
Cary, North Carolina, 27518, United States
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Cleveland Clinic/DIgestive Disease and Surgery Institute
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03755, United States
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Digestive Health Specialists, PA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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FACEY Medical Foundation
Mission Hills, California, 91345, United States
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Gastro Florida
Clearwater, Florida, 33762, United States
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Gastroenterology Associates
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States
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Indianapolis Gastroenterology Research Foundation
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237, United States
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Louisiana Research Center, LLC
Shreveport, Louisiana, 71105, United States
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Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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MultiCare Institute for Research and Innovation
Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Om Research
Lancaster, California, 93534, United States
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Premier Medical Group of the Hudson Valley
Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601, United States
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Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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Saint Louis University
St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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UT Southwestern
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of California - Davis
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Florida Health Jacksonville-Gastroenterology
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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