Clinical Research Directory

Utility of Random Biopsies in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The proposed study is a multicenter parallel group clinical trial that will include 821 evaluable patients per group who will be randomly assigned to either high definition white light colonoscopy (HDWLC) with targeted biopsies plus 2 random biopsies in 4 segments to assess for inflammation (limited biopsy strategy) or HDWLC with targeted biopsies plus 4 biopsies every 10 cm throughout the colon, at a minimum in all segments of the colon known to have been affected by IBD at any time, regardless of the extent of disease (random biopsy strategy). Participants will be followed until total proctocolectomy or the end of the study period to determine whether the two methods of surveillance colonoscopy are associated with detection of dysplasia or sessile serrated adenoma at follow-up colonoscopy. Follow-up via chart review may continue for up to 15 years from enrollment.

Therapeutic Endpoint in Pediatric IBD Conditions

The purpose of this clinical study is the development of physiologic endpoint of inflammation in pediatric patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically subtypes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The novel medical device evaluates the patient's sensory response to each of the three sensory nerve fiber types. Data from the device provides an assessment of disease activity and a more precise approach to treatment.

Reducing Fatigue With CoQ10 Supplementation in Patients With Crohn's Disease Study

This study includes an open label clinical trial comparing two doses of CoQ10 for 8 weeks to improve fatigue among patients with Crohn's disease and a prospective cohort study of healthy controls taking CoQ10 for 2 weeks. Additionally, among 15 participants who do not meet the fatigue threshold for the open label trial, the investigators will measure CoQ10 levels in blood and fasting urine, as well as complete the same data collection. Hypotheses 1. Fatigue will improve with CoQ10 and there will be a dose response with greater improvement with higher dose as measured by the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems Fatigue PROMIS Fatigue 7a instrument. 2. Fatigue will improve when measured with other fatigue scales in a similar dose dependent manner and that general and physical fatigue will improve more than mental fatigue. 3. CoQ10 will improve quality of life as measured with the short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (sIBDQ).

Intestinal Organoids

Over the last decade, the use of mini-organ or organoids has been increasingly developed in fundamental research. Indeed, digestive organoids represent an essential advance compared to classical culture systems (epithelial cell lines, immortalized cells) since they preserve in culture the functional complexity present in vivo (architecture, different cell types). They also have the advantage of being able to be propagated indefinitely (unlike explants), minimizing the use of animal models and reducing the amount of tissue required. Finally, their growth and development depends on the origin of the sample (the organoid will develop differently if the cell source comes from a patient suffering from an inflammatory bowel disease, for example), thus generating models of human pathologies to better determine their physiopathology. The use of organoids in biomedical research has proven to be an indispensable tool for the understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in epithelial renewal and the screening of molecules and ingredients for applications in the health and agri-food sectors.

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

The purpose of this study is to assess how well guselkumab works when compared to risankizumab in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's Disease (CD; a long-term condition causing severe inflammation of the intestinal tract).

Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA) and Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients

The purpose of this study is to use diet and an injectable medication called tirzepatide (Zepbound) glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GIP-GLP-1 RA) medication as adjunctive therapy (another treatment used together with the primary treatment) for Crohn's disease patients with mild disease who are on stable doses of biologic medication (infliximab or adalimumab) and who have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 27.

Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Autoimmune Disorders and Advanced, Metastatic, or Unresectable Cancer

This phase Ib trial studies the side effects of nivolumab and to see how well it works in treating patients with autoimmune disorders and cancer that has spread to other places in the body or cannot removed by surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.

Treatment of Crohn's Complex Perianal Fistulas With Tissue Transplantation by Local Injection of Micro-fragmented Autologous Adipose Tissue.

multicentre randomized controlled prospective study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of the infiltration of microfractured adipose tissue in the healing of perianal fistulas not-responding to treatment with biologics, in order to improve the quality of life and significantly reduce the risk of definitive ostomy.

Development of the SC-IBD Self-Care Measurement Scale

This study aims to develop and validate a disease-specific self-care measurement scale for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The research follows a sequential mixed-methods design: a qualitative phase to identify key self-care concepts, followed by a quantitative phase to test the psychometric properties of the newly developed SC-IBD scale in an outpatient population.

A Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Effect of TEV-48574 in Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of 2 different maintenance dose regimens of TEV-48574 subcutaneous (sc) administered every 4 weeks (Q4W) in adult participants with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Secondary objectives of the study are to: * evaluate the efficacy of 2 different maintenance dose regimens of TEV-48574 sc administered Q4W in adult participants with IBD * evaluate the safety and tolerability of 2 different maintenance dose regimens of TEV-48574 sc administered Q4W in adult participants with IBD * evaluate the immunogenicity of 2 different maintenance dose regimens of TEV-48574 sc administered Q4W in adult participants with IBD The total duration for a participant in the double-blind period only is 66 weeks; and for a participant in the open-label extension (OLE) period, up to an additional 268 weeks.

Decoding Personalized Nutritional, Microbiome and Host Patterns Impacting Clinical and Prognostic Features in Crohn's Disease

The study is 3 arms observational study with no intervention that aims to understand the link between Crohn's disease, microbiome and diet in children. 150 children newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease will participate in the study and their data will be used to create an algorithm about their microbiome, disease, diet, etc. 100 other children newly diagnosed will participate in the study and their data will be use to validate the algorithm. The investigators will be recruiting 50 healthy participants: 20 that are undergoing an endoscopy for abdominal pain and 30 that comes to the physician for different reasons. After parental consent, the participants will receive an explanation of the study and sign a consent form for colonoscopy. Before colonoscopy, participants will bring fecal samples, give blood samples, biopsies and biopsy brushes (superficial scraping of the tissue) will be taken during the operation. These samples will be retained until further consent is obtained for further study. After receiving the results of the colonoscopy, children who have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease will be offered to participate in the second part of the study, they will receive an explanation about the app, collection of fecal samples at home, diet logs and anthropometric measurements, demographic information, medical and family history will be registered. During the first 3 months: the participants will be asked to log data in the app and collect fecal samples at home. They will be asked to come for a follow up visit where anthropomorphic measurements and blood samples will be taken. Participants will be asked to log in every day to report in the app daily activity and food intake throughout the study period. Each week, the research coordinator will call on participants to make sure the app is correctly filled in, collect the stool samples correctly and answer questions. During the entire study participants will collect fecal samples, every first week of the month participants will enter information in the app. For children who have not been diagnosed with Crohn's disease by the colonoscopy, or children who visit the institute for reasons other than inflammatory bowel disease without a clear finding will participate in the study control group. If consent is given, fecal samples will be collected at the entrance of the study and after one year, blood samples, a food questionnaire and anthropometric indices, demographic information, medical and family history will be completed.

A Master Protocol (IIBD): A Study of Multiple Drugs in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease

Study IIBD is a master protocol that will support a collection of individual sub studies that share key design components. Participants will be assigned to the appropriate study prior to randomization to a treatment group. The studies aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of new treatments in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease and will last at least 62 weeks.

Combined Immunosuppression for Pediatric Crohn's Disease

This is a randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy and safety of infliximab and immunosuppressives therapy alone or in combination for pediatric Crohn's disease.

A Study of LY4395089 and Mirikizumab (LY3074828) Given Together and Mirikizumab (Alone) in Adults With Crohn's Disease

The main purpose of this study is to see how the safety and efficacy of a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist (LY4395089), given together with mirikizumab compares with mirikizumab (alone) in adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD). This study is part of the IIBD master protocol and will last approximately 62 weeks.

A Long-term Extension Study of Ustekinumab in Pediatric Participants

The purpose of this study is to collect long-term safety data of subcutaneous (SC) ustekinumab

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Guselkumab in Chinese Participants With Crohn's Disease (CD)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well guselkumab works in participants with Crohn's disease (CD; a long-term condition causing severe inflammation of the intestinal tract) who no longer respond to treatment with ustekinumab.

Safety of Mesentery-embedding Surgery in Patients With Ileocolic Crohn's Disease on Biotherapy

60% of patients with Crohn's disease will undergo surgery during their lifetime and without recurrence prevention treatment, 80% of patients will have an endoscopic recurrence within 1 year of surgery. This procedure is performed as close as possible to the gastrointestinal tract, but remaining mesenteric disease is a risk factor for recurrence. Mesentery resection has encouraging results on recurrence requiring reoperation, with a reduction of over 30% in recurrences compared with the standard technique. The study authors wish to evaluate the safety of ileocolic resection surgery involving the mesentery in patients with Crohn's disease treated with biotherapy. The study hypothesis is that mesentery surgery is no more risky than conventional (gold standard) surgery, and reduces the 6-month endoscopic recurrence rate in patients with ileocolic Crohn's disease on biotherapy requiring ileocolic resection.

A Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety of Ustekinumab Versus Other Biologics in Patients With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

The purpose of this study is to estimate and compare the incidence of overall malignancy, serious infection, and opportunistic infections between new users of ustekinumab and new users of other biologic therapies among adult participants with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC).

A Culturally Tailored Dietary Intervention to Treat Crohn's Disease

The goal of the study is to test the efficacy of a dietary intervention in inducing clinical response and remission for patients with Crohn's disease in a randomized controlled trial. The intervention diet: DAIN has been adapted from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Anti-Inflammatory Diet or IBD-AID™ taking into account the food availability and preferences of Puerto Ricans. DAIN also includes traditional foods commonly consumed in the typical Puerto Rican diet while maintaining the fundamental components of the IBD-AID™.

Impact Of The Gut Microbiota On Host Cells Energy Metabolism in Health And In Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) often leads to poor disease control and reduced quality of life. Changes in the gut microbiota may disrupt the energy metabolism of immune cells, contributing to IBD. This study will examine how gut microbiota affects immune cell metabolism in healthy adults and IBD patients. Healthy volunteers will be tested before and after a short antibiotic treatment, while IBD patients will be tested once. Energy metabolism will be measured using SCENITH, a method that analyzes metabolic activity in blood immune cells. Participants will also receive a special form of fiber (13C-labeled inulin) to track how gut bacteria break down and use this nutrient. Blood, urine, and stool samples will be analyzed to follow the metabolic fate of inulin. DNA and RNA from stool will be studied to identify which bacteria metabolize the labeled fiber.

Value of PET/MR Enterography in the Assessment of Crohn's Disease Using a Collagen-binding Radiotracer.

In this study twenty-five (25) subjects with Crohn's disease scheduled for possible surgical intervention will be recruited for this study and a PET/MR scan using the collagen-binding radiotracer will be performed. The study aims to establish the performance figures of PET/MR using \[68Ga\]CBP8-PET for preoperative detection and differentiation of strictures with a fibrotic component in patients with Crohn's disease by using surgical and histologic findings (when available) as the standard for comparison. Furthermore, the investigators will determine the performance figures with which strictures are identified and characterized by PET/MR using \[68Ga\]CBP8-PET compared to each modality in isolation (PET alone or MR alone). Blood and tissue markers for fibrostenosis will be explored (either predictive or as biomarkers for fibrotic burden), using histologic and molecular testing by using surgical and histologic findings (when available) as the standard for comparison. Lastly the investigators want to determine the performance figures with which strictures are identified and characterized by PET/MR using \[68Ga\]CBP8-PET compared to each modality in isolation (PET alone or MR alone).

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

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how-well icotrokinra works (clinical efficacy) and how safe it is (safety) in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD; a long-term condition causing severe inflammation of the intestinal tract).

Developing a Self-Management Intervention to Improve Health Outcomes for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This research is studying whether changing an individual's behaviors may have an impact as a treatment or outcome for inflammatory bowel disease. This research will increase the understanding of the role of a self-management program in improving health and health-related quality of life for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The study team hypothesizes: * the study will achieve a recruitment rate of 10 participants every 3 months * 70% participant retention at 24 weeks * 70% outcome data collection * 70% intervention completion * high acceptability

Proactive Infliximab Optimization Using a Pharmacokinetic Dashboard Versus Standard of Care in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The OPTIMIZE Trial

The OPTIMIZE Trial compares whether iDose dashboard-driven infliximab dosing (iDose-driven dosing) is more effective and safer than standard infliximab dosing for inducing and maintaining disease remission in inflammatory bowel disease.