Clinical Research Directory

Longitudinal Immunophenotyping of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term used to describe disorders that cause long-term inflammation in the digestive tract. Symptoms include stomach pain, diarrhea, and bleeding. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the 2 main types of IBD. Researchers want to conduct a natural history study to learn more about whether genetic factors can cause IBD; how immune cells contribute to IBD; and how diet, drugs, and disease affect those cells. Objective: To better understand IBD over time. Eligibility: Adults aged 18 to 85 years with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or another IBD. Their healthy relatives are also needed. Design: Affected participants will have clinic visits every 6 months for 3 years. Once a year, they will have these procedures: A physical exam with blood and stool samples. Ultrasound of the abdomen. A wand will be rolled over the skin. It uses sound waves to capture images of the intestines. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. They will lie on a table that slides into a tube. Magnetic fields will capture images of the intestines. Colonoscopy. A long, flexible tube with a video camera will be inserted into the rectum to view the entire colon. Up to 12 tissue samples may be taken. Upper endoscopy, for those with Crohn's disease. A long, thin tube with a camera will be inserted through the mouth and into the first part of the small intestine. Up to 12 small tissue samples may be taken. Questionnaires. Participants will answer questions about their disease and their diet. Midyear visits will include a physical exam, blood and stool collection, ultrasound, and questionnaires Healthy relatives will have 1 blood draw for genetic tests.

A Study of Vedolizumab in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis (UC) or Crohn's Disease (CD) in the Community Setting

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) are long-term conditions in the gut that can cause diarrhea, swelling (inflammation), bleeding from the anus, and belly pain. The main aim of this study is to check for how many participants with UC and CD signs and symptoms disappear after 3.5 months (14 weeks) of treatment with Vedolizumab (this is called remission). Participants will be treated with Vedolizumab for approximately 1 year (50 weeks). During the first 1.5 months (6 weeks), participants will receive Vedolizumab as an infusion in the vein (called intravenously). After this, participants will receive Vedolizumab as an injection under the skin (called subcutaneously) for the rest of the treatment. Participants for whom the treatment does not seem to work well after 3.5 months (14 weeks) will stop treatment with Vedolizumab and can change to another treatment and also there will be additional required visits at 6 months (26 weeks) and at 1 year (52 weeks). All participants will be checked again 4.5 months (18 weeks) after their last treatment with Vedolizumab. During the study, participants will visit their study clinic several times.

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tulisokibart (MK-7240) in Participants With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease (MK-7240-008)

The purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tulisokibart in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease. Study 1's primary hypotheses are that at least 1 tulisokibart dose level is superior to placebo in the proportion of participants achieving clinical remission per Crohn's Disease Activity Index score (\<150, US/FDA) or per stool frequency and abdominal pain score (EU/EMA) and in the proportion of participants achieving endoscopic response at Week 52 (US/FDA and EU/EMA), and that at least 1 tulisokibart dose level is superior to placebo in the proportion of participants achieving clinical remission per Crohn's Disease Activity Index score (\<150, US/FDA) or per stool frequency and abdominal pain score (EU/EMA) and in the proportion of participants achieving endoscopic response at Week 12 (US/FDA and EU/EMA). Study 2's primary hypothesis is that at least 1 tulisokibart dose level is superior to placebo in the proportion of participants achieving clinical remission per Crohn's Disease Activity Index score (\<150, US/FDA) or stool frequency and abdominal pain score (EU/EMA) and in the proportion of participants achieving endoscopic response at Week 12 (US/FDA and EU/EMA).

Study of Advanced Therapies for the Treatment of Adult Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis

Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative colitis (UC) are 2 types of inflammatory bowel diseases which cause long-lasting, severe inflammation (redness, swelling) in the digestive tract. CD can affect any part of the digestive tract causing many different symptoms including belly pain, diarrhea, tiredness, and weight loss. UC affects the lining of the rectum and colon (large intestine) and can cause bleeding, belly pain, and diarrhea. This platform basket study will evaluate how safe and effective advanced therapies are in adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's Disease (CD) or Ulcerative Colitis (UC). This study currently includes 2 substudies evaluating different treatments in participants with CD or UC. Substudy 1 will evaluate the combination of risankizumab and trosunilimab (ABBV-466) and Substudy 2 will evaluate the combination of risankizumab and ABBV-701 (ABBV-7066). When adult participants with moderately to severely active CD or UC join the study, they will undergo a 2-step randomization within CD and UC substudies, respectively. The first unblinded randomization will assign participants into a substudy, and the second blinded randomization will assign participants to a treatment arm within the assigned substudy. Approximately 100 adult participants will be enrolled per treatment arm across both substudies at approximately 400 sites worldwide. There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care treatment without participating in this study. Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood tests, stool tests, endoscopies, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires and a daily diary.

Impact of Diet and Lifestyle Modification on the Intestinal Barrier Integrity in Crohn's Disease

The goal of this prospective interventional study is to evaluate whether the targeted avoidance of a particular food that was diagnosed to be disruptive for the intestinal barrier during confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) contributes significantly to stabilizing the intestinal barrier and improving abdominal symptoms, quality of life and disease activity in Crohn's Disease patients with food-related symptoms. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * whether a food-induced intestinal barrier disorder in Crohn's disease patients can be detected by endoscopy using confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) and a causal relationship with certain foods can be established. * whether a change in diet or a targeted elimination diet can restore the defective integrity of the intestinal barrier detected by CLE. * to examine whether a targeted avoidance of a food that was identified by CLE to trigger intestinal barrier disruption leads to a relevant improvement in symptoms, quality of life and disease activity in patients with Crohn's disease. Participants will undergo a two-stage nutritional therapy concept based on a two-week inpatient integrative medicinal lifestyle modification program that comprises nutritional therapy, stress management strategies, mind-body medicine, herbal medicine and exercise: * Initially, participants learn how to employ the comprehensive lifestyle modification concept and receive nutritional training on a mostly vegetarian Mediterranean wholefood diet. * In a first stabilization phase, lasting for 3 months, participants independently apply the taught Mediterranean diet and use strategies from the comprehensive lifestyle modification program. * In a second elimination phase, lasting for another 3 months, participants additionally avoid the particular food that was identified by CLE to induce an intestinal barrier defect. Crohn's disease patients will: * initially receive a clinically indicated endoscopy with CLE and food challenge to examine whether a food-induced intestinal barrier disorder is present * return to the clinic for an optional endoscopy with CLE and food challenge after the first (stabilization) phase as well as the second (elimination) phase * answer questionnaires at study start as well as after the first and the second study phase to analyze their quality of life, the severity of their symptoms and their disease activity * give samples of blood, urine, stool and bile fluid as well as intestinal biopsies during regular inpatient sampling at study start as well as after the first and the second study phase * document their intake of food and their symptoms in an App-based diary throughout the study participation

An Open-Label, Proof of Consent Study of Vorinostat for the Treatment of Mdoerate-to-Severe Crohn s Disease and Maintenance Therapy With Ustekinumab

Background: Crohn s disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease. It causes inflammation of the gut. Symptoms may include diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. CD has no cure, but symptoms can sometimes be controlled with medicine. Researchers want to see if it is safe to treat CD with the medicine vorinostat. It is thought that vorinostat may reduce the inflammation process of CD. This may then help to relieve symptoms of CD. Participants who respond to Vorinostat will be invited to an extension phase of treatment with Vorinostat and possibly a maintenance treatment using Ustekinumab. Objectives: To see if vorinostat is safe for people with moderate-to-severe CD. To see if it is safe for people with moderate-to-sever CD to receive maintenance therapy using Ustekinumab after successful treatment of Vorinostat. Eligibility: Adults 18-65 with moderate-to-severe CD that medicine is not controlling. Design: Phase I is screening. It may last 120 days. Participants will have: Physical exam Medical history Tests of blood, urine, and stool samples Heart test Questionnaires Tuberculosis skin test They may have a colonoscopy and lymphapheresis collection. These will be explained in a separate consent. They will keep a diary of symptoms. Phase II is treatment using Vorinostat. It will take 12-13 weeks. Participants will take the study drug by mouth twice daily for 12 weeks. They will get a weekly phone call to talk about how the drug makes them feel. They will have blood taken regularly. Every 4 weeks, they will have a check-up that will repeat some screening tests. Phase III extension treatment of Vorinostat for an additional 6 months for those who respond to vorinostat and it is safe for them to continue treatment. Participants will continue to receive weekly calls to talk about how the drug makes them feel. They will have blood taken regularly. Every 3 months, they will have a check-up that will repeat some screening tests. Phase IV: is maintenance therapy for 2 years with Ustekinumab. Participants will receive a one time loading dose of ustekinumab, and then will receive the approved maintenance dose once every 8 weeks, at which time they will return to the NIH Clinical Center for evaluation. The participant will get a phone call 3 days after each dose and again 2 weeks later to see how the drug makes them feel. After two years of receiving treatment with ustekinumab the participant will have an end of study visit, where some of the screening tests, including a colonoscopy, will be repeated.

A Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of SAR441566 in Patients With Crohn's Disease.

This is a phase 2, multinational, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose ranging study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SAR441566 in adults with moderate to severe Crohn's Disease (CD). The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of different doses of SAR441566 compared with placebo in participants with moderate to severe CD. This study will have an anticipated duration of up to 59 weeks which will include a screening period of 4 weeks (+7 calendar days if needed), followed by the Main Study (MS) treatment period, lasting 52 weeks, and a 2-week follow-up period after end of treatment for participants not enrolling in the Long Term Safety (LTS) study. The MS period includes a Double-Blind (DB) treatment period with 12 weeks of induction followed by 40 weeks of maintenance. Additionally, an Open Label (OL) period of up to 40 weeks will be offered to eligible participants. The combined duration of the DB maintenance and OL periods cannot exceed 40 weeks, depending on when participants switch.

A Long-Term Extension Study of Vedolizumab in Children and Teenagers With Ulcerative Colitis (UC) or Crohn's Disease (CD)

The main aim of this study is to learn about medical problems (adverse events) if vedolizumab subcutaneously (SC) is given to a child or teenager with UC or CD for a long time. Other aims are to understand if the long time use of vedolizumab SC has an impact on the time period until hospital visits because of bowel swelling (inflammation) are needed and has an impact on the quality of life of children and teenagers who received vedolizumab SC. In this study, participants who responded well to the treatment with vedolizumab SC in the parent study (VedolizumabSC-3003 \[NCT06100289\]) will continue to be treated with vedolizumab SC. Participants who did not respond well to the treatment with vedolizumab SC in the parent study or who received corticosteroids in the last 4 weeks of the parent study will not receive vedolizumab SC in this study but will be followed for up to 2 years after the last treatment with vedolizumab SC in the parent study. During the study, participants will visit their study clinic several times.

A Study of CDPATH™ to Help Manage and Treat Crohn's Disease

CDPATH™ is a tool to help predict the potential for developing Crohn's disease related complications in certain adult participants within 3 years. The main aim of the study is to explore the use of CDPATH™ to describe a participant's risk profile and to have discussions with their doctor about the potential path of their Crohn's disease. The number of visits will be decided by the study clinic according to their standard practice.

A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate MORF-057 in Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 3 active dose regimens of MORF-057 in adult study participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD).

A Study of Mirikizumab (LY3074828) in Pediatric Participants With Crohn's Disease

Study participants will be screened during the platform study and randomly assigned to receive mirikizumab or another intervention. The purpose of the mirikizumab study is to evaluate efficacy, safety, tolerability, and how well mirikizumab absorbs into the body of pediatric participants with Crohn's disease. Study periods for the intervention-specific appendix (ISA) will be as follows: * A 12-week induction period * A maintenance period from Week 12 to Week 52, and * A safety follow-up period up to 16 weeks. The study will last about 74 weeks and may include up to 19 visits.

A Master Protocol (AMAZ): A Study of Mirikizumab (LY3074828) in Pediatric Participants With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease (SHINE-ON)

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term efficacy of mirikizumab in pediatric participants with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD). The study will last about 172 weeks and may include up to 44 visits. Additional treatment may be available to participants via a Continued Access Period.

Mirikizumab and Tirzepatide Administered in Adult Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease and Obesity or Overweight

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mirikizumab and placebo compared with mirikizumab and concomitantly administered tirzepatide in adult participants with moderately to severely active CD and obesity, or overweight. The maximum duration of this study is up to 61 weeks.

A Retrospective Study to Evaluate Treat-to-Target and Disease Modification in Adult Participants With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in Real World Setting

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), is a chronic, relapsing, and often disabling condition characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. A treat-to-target strategy (T2T) is recommended by international guidelines to optimize long-term outcomes in IBD. The purpose of this study is to describe the real-life implementation of T2T in IBD worldwide and the association between using a T2T strategy and disease outcomes. This is a multi-country, observational, retrospective (non-interventional) study with a cross-sectional component based upon a sample of adult participants with IBD. All objectives will be assessed for IBD and then for CD/UC separately. Primary and secondary objectives will be assessed for the overall population over the 24 months study period. As this is an observational study, enrolled participants will be managed and followed up according to the standard practice. Retrospective chart review over the 24-months from date of inclusion will allow us to collect the variables of interest by using an e-CRF. There will be no additional burden for participants in this trial. Study visits will not be required as this is a retrospective chart review.

Longitudinal Study on Bacterial Production of LPC and LPA in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the gut bacteria in IBD patients cause ongoing abdominal pain, even when the disease is calm. Many inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have this pain, regardless of whether their disease is active or not. This might be linked to an imbalance in gut bacteria. Certain IBD patients with persistent abdominal pain experience increased sensitivity in their gut due to bacteria producing LPC and LPA. Our goal is to explore the connection between bacterial LPC/LPA levels and symptoms in IBD patients with long-lasting abdominal pain. Additionally, we aim to pinpoint the specific bacteria responsible for producing LPC/LPA, which in turn causes chronic abdominal pain in these patients.

A Study of Combination Therapy With Guselkumab and Golimumab in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of JNJ-78934804 at Week 48 compared to guselkumab and golimumab.

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Guselkumab in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy (GALAXI 1), clinical and endoscopic efficacy (GALAXI 2 and GALAXI 3) and safety of guselkumab in participants with Crohn's disease.

A Study of Guselkumab in Pediatric Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical and endoscopic efficacy of guselkumab in pediatric participants with Crohn's Disease (CD) at the end of maintenance therapy (Week 52) among participants who were in clinical response to guselkumab at Week 12.

A Study to Generate Real-world Evidence of Guselkumab Effectiveness in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Germany

The purpose of this study is to characterize participants with Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) treated with Guselkumab in a real-world setting, and to assess the clinical effectiveness (how well the treatment works) in the overall population and in different participant subgroups. Furthermore patient-reported outcomes like fatigue, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), sexuality, work productivity and activity as well as treatment satisfaction will be assessed.

Study of Targeted Therapies for the Treatment of Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease (CD) is a long-lasting disease that causes severe inflammation (redness, swelling), in the digestive tract, most frequently affecting the bowels. It can cause many different symptoms including belly pain, diarrhea, tiredness, and weight loss. Treatments are available but do not work the same for all patients or may stop working over time. This study will evaluate the effectiveness and adverse events of targeted therapies (TaTs) for adult participants with moderate to severe CD. The medicines assessed in this study are risankizumab, trosunilimab, lutikizumab, and ABBV-8736. When participants join the study, they will be randomized into available study treatment groups. Adult participants with CD will be enrolled. Around 590 participants will be enrolled in the study at approximately 300 sites worldwide. Risankizumab and trosunilimab are given as an injection under the skin or as an infusion into the vein. Lutikizumab is given as an injection under the skin. ABBV-8736 is given as an infusion into the vein. There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care treatment without participating in this study. Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood tests, endoscopies, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires and a daily diary.

A Study on the Safety of TAK-279 and Whether it Can Reduce Inflammation in the Bowel of Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease (CD) is a long-lasting condition causing inflammation that can affect any part of the gut. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TAK-279 versus placebo in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD). The main aim of this study is to learn if the 3 different doses of TAK-279 reduce bowel inflammation and ulcers in the bowel compared to the placebo after 12 weeks of treatment. Another aim is to compare any medical problems that participants have when they take TAK-279 or placebo and how well the participants tolerate medical problems. An endoscopy will be used to check the bowel for inflammation. The participants will be treated with TAK-279 for 52 weeks (1 year). During the study, participants will visit their study clinic 15 times.

A Study to Observe Real-world Evidence of Guselkumab Treatment in Participants With Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease in the United Kingdom (UK)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness (how well the treatment works) of Guselkumab, by lines of treatment and subpopulations, and what are the outcomes of treatment (clinical outcomes) in adult participants with moderately to severely active Ulcerative Colitis (UC) or Crohn's Disease (CD) under real-world settings. CD and UC are the main type of Inflammatory bowel disease, a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine.

A Multicenter, Prospective, Long-term, Observational Registry of Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and clinical status of pediatric patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Particular attention will be directed to recording safety outcomes reported in association with infliximab and other prescribed IBD therapies. In addition, information on disease status and quality of life will be collected.

Transmural Healing and Disease-Modifying Effect of Guselkumab in Crohn's Disease Patients

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of guselkumab in healing of all layers of the digestive tract (transmural healing) with the help of a score called Magnetic Resonance Index of Activity (MaRIA) based on a scan at Week 48.