Real-World study tracks how IBD patients choose between IV and injectable vedolizumab
NCT ID NCT04989907
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study observed 92 adults with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis who were receiving vedolizumab either as an intravenous infusion or a subcutaneous injection. Researchers tracked treatment patterns, such as whether patients stayed on their current form or switched, over 12 months. The goal was to understand real-world choices and outcomes without influencing how patients were treated.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vedolizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors and patients make more informed decisions about which form of vedolizumab (IV or injection) works best in daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by patient or doctor preferences rather than the treatment itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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92 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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May 2024
- 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
Adult participants with moderately to severely active UC or CD receiving vedolizumab treatment in accordance with the approved SmPC.
- 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: 1\. Has moderately to severely active IBD (UC or CD), initiating or ongoing IV induction treatment with vedolizumab in accordance with the current SmPC at baseline OR IBD participants receiving ongoing/maintenance IV vedolizumab treatment, with the option to switch to SC vedolizumab maintenance treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior history of intolerability, hypersensitivity, or other contraindications (active severe infections such as tuberculosis, sepsis, cytomegalovirus, listeriosis, and opportunistic infections such as Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy) to vedolizumab therapy as defined in the current SmPC. 2. Current or planned participation in an interventional clinical trial for CD or UC. 3. Cognitive incapacity, unwillingness or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation.
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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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Bauchzentrum INSELSPITAL, Universitatsspital Bern
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Clarunis AG
Basel, 4002, Switzerland
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Gastroenterologische Praxis Balsiger, Seibold & Partner Crohn-Colitis-Zentrum
Bern, 3012, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Universitatsspital Zurich
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Zentrum fur Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie AG
Zurich, 8048, Switzerland
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