Real-World check: does upadacitinib tame ulcerative colitis in china?
NCT ID NCT06838845
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 80 Chinese adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis who are already prescribed upadacitinib by their doctor. Researchers will collect routine medical data over one year to see if the drug improves symptoms like bloody diarrhea. No extra tests or visits are required beyond standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- upadacitinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that upadacitinib is effective for managing ulcerative colitis in Chinese patients, supporting its use in routine care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less reliable. It only follows 80 people for one year, which is small and short-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Chinese adult participants with diagnosis of moderate to severe UC with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor-Inadequate Responder (TNF-IR) or have contraindications to Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) blockers, and commenced on upadacitinib treatment prescribed as part of their routine clinical care at their clinician's discretion according to locally approved label and local treatment prescription recommendations/guidelines.
- Ages
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18 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: * Chinese participants meet the diagnosis of moderately to severely active Ulcerative colitis (UC) * Participants prescribed upadacitinib at discretion of their treating physicians based on sufficient consideration of benefits/risks for patients per local label * Participant must be an adult (≥ 18 years) * Participant must provide written authorization to use personal and/or health data prior to the entry into the study Exclusion Criteria: * Participant participating in any interventional trials * Participant with any contraindication to upadacitinib as listed on the local China label * Participant unwilling or unable to comply with the study requirements, including completion of patient reported outcome questionnaires
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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
3 sites. 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. 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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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun-Yat Sen University /ID# 272997
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Zhengzhou University /ID# 274754
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450014, China
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The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University /ID# 274753
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, China
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