New hope for Crohn's: drug trial aims to tame gut inflammation
NCT ID NCT05837897
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests the drug vedolizumab in 408 adults in China with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease. Participants receive IV infusions of vedolizumab or a placebo over several weeks. The goal is to see if vedolizumab can reduce symptoms like abdominal pain and diarrhea, and help achieve remission.
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 could provide a new treatment option for people in China with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease to control symptoms and improve quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a late-stage trial, but results may not apply to all patients. Vedolizumab may not work for everyone and can have side effects like infections or allergic reactions.
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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 408 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2031
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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18 to 80 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: 1. The participant has a diagnosis of CD established at least 3 months before screening by clinical and endoscopic evidence corroborated by a histopathology report. Cases of CD established at least 6 months before randomization for which a histopathology report is not available will be considered based on the weight of evidence supporting the diagnosis and excluding other potential diagnoses, and must be discussed with the sponsor on a case-by-case basis before randomization. 2. The participant has moderately to severely active CD as determined by a 2-component patient-reported outcome (PRO2) score of 14 to 34 points and a Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) score of ≥6 (or ≥4 in cases of isolated ileitis) on screening ileocolonoscopy. 3. The participant has CD involvement of the ileum and/or colon, at a minimum. 4. A participant with extensive colitis or pancolitis of \>8 years duration or limited colitis of \>12 years duration must have documented evidence that a surveillance colonoscopy was performed within 12 months before initial screening (may be performed during screening if not performed in previous 12 months). 5. A participant with a family history of colorectal cancer, personal history of increased colorectal cancer risk, age \>50 years, or other known risk factor must be up-to-date on colorectal cancer surveillance (may be performed during screening). 6. The participant has demonstrated an inadequate response to, loss of response to, or intolerance of at least 1 of the following agents as defined below: * Corticosteroids. * Immunomodulators. * TNF-α antagonists. Exclusion Criteria: I. Gastrointestinal (GI) Exclusion Criteria: 1. The participant has evidence of abdominal abscess at the initial screening visit. 2. The participant has had extensive colonic resection, subtotal or total colectomy. 3. The participant has a history of \>3 small bowel resections or diagnosis of short bowel syndrome. 4. The participant has received tube feeding, defined formula diets, or parenteral alimentation within 21 days before administration of the first dose of study drug. 5. The participant has had ileostomy, colostomy, known fixed symptomatic stenosis of the intestine, or evidence of fixed stenosis, or small bowel stenosis with prestenotic dilation. 6. Within 30 days before randomization, the participant has received any of the following for the treatment of underlying disease: * Nonbiologic therapies (eg, cyclosporine, thalidomide) other than those specifically listed in the Permitted Medications and Treatments section. * An approved or investigational nonbiologic therapy in an investigational protocol. 7. The participant has received traditional Chinese medication (TCMs) within 30 days before randomization. 8. The participant has had previous exposure to approved or investigational anti-integrins including, but not limited to natalizumab, efalizumab, etrolizumab, or abrilumab (AMG-181), or mucosal vascular addressin cell adhesion molecule 1 (MAdCAM-1) antagonists, or rituximab. 9. The participant has had previous exposure to vedolizumab. 10. The participant has used topical (rectal) treatment with 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), corticosteroid enemas/suppositories or traditional Chinese medications for CD treatment within 2 weeks of the administration of the first dose of study drug. 11. The participant requires currently or is anticipated to require surgical intervention for CD during the study. 12. The participant has a history or evidence of adenomatous colonic polyps that have not been removed. 13. The participant has a history or evidence of colonic mucosal dysplasia including low or high-grade dysplasia, as well as indeterminate for dysplasia. II. Infectious Disease Exclusion Criteria 14. The participant has evidence of active infection during the screening period. 15. The participant has evidence of treatment for Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) infection or other intestinal pathogen within, 28 days before first dose of study drug. 16. The participant has chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection or chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. 17. The participant has active or latent tuberculosis (TB). 18. The participant has any identified congenital or acquired immunodeficiency (eg, common variable immunodeficiency, human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\] infection, organ transplantation). 19. The participants has received any live vaccinations within 30 days before screening. 20. The participant has a clinically significant active infection (eg, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, or coronavirus disease 2019 \[COVID-19\]) within 30 days before screening or during screening, or has an ongoing chronic infection or any ongoing COVID-19-related symptom(s), if previously diagnosed as having COVID-19. III. General Exclusion Criteria 21. The participant has had any surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia within 30 days before enrollment or is planning to undergo major surgery during the study period. 22. The participant has any history of malignancy, except for the following: (a) adequately-treated nonmetastatic basal cell skin cancer; (b) squamous cell skin cancer that has been adequately treated and has not recurred for at least 1 year before randomization; and (c) history of cervical carcinoma in situ that has been adequately treated and has not recurred for at least 3 years before randomization. Participants with remote history of malignancy (eg, \>10 years since completion of curative therapy without recurrence) will be considered based on the nature of the malignancy and the therapy received and must be discussed with the sponsor on a case-by-case basis before randomization. 23. The participant has a history of any major neurological disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, or neurodegenerative disease.
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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
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
31 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Changshu No.2 People's Hospital
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, 215516, China
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Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital - Yanling Campus
RECRUITINGChangzhou, Jiangsu, 213200, China
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Guangzhou First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, China
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Huizhou Central People's Hospital
RECRUITINGHuizhou, Guangdong, 516001, China
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Lanzhou University Second Hospital
RECRUITINGLanzhou, Gansu, 730030, China
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Nanyang First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGNanyang, Henan, 474500, China
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Peking University First Hospital - Changqiao Campus
COMPLETEDBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Aotonomous Region
COMPLETEDYinchuan, Ningxia, 750002, China
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People's Hospital of Quzhou
COMPLETEDQuzhou, Zhejiang, 324307, China
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Qingyuan People's Hospital
COMPLETEDQingyuan, Guangdong, 511518, China
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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University - Main Campus
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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Shanghai Changhai Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China
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Shanghai East Hospital - Main
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200123, China
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University - Nanhu Campus
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, 110004, China
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Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province - Main
RECRUITINGTaizhou, Zhejiang, 317000, China
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The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University - Nanbaixiang Campus
COMPLETEDWenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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The 2nd Affliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHaerbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University
RECRUITINGZhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, 350005, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University - Fangqiao Campus
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University - Main
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine - Qingchun Campus - PPDS
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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The First People's Hospital of Foshan
RECRUITINGFoshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
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The First People's Hospital of Wenling
RECRUITINGTaizhou, Zhejiang, 317599, China
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The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province
RECRUITINGKunming, Yunnan, 650100, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510260, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University - Donghu Campus
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330008, China
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The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University - Main
COMPLETEDShijiazhuang, Hebei, 50051, China
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The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410011, China
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The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, China
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The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
COMPLETEDGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China
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The University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, Guangdong, 518053, China
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Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300052, China
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Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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Xuzhou Central Hospital
COMPLETEDXuzhou, Jiangsu, 221009, China
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Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
COMPLETEDYantai, Shandong, 264000, China
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Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College
RECRUITINGWuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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Zhongda Hospital, Affiliated to Southeast University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University
COMPLETEDShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200022, China
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