Active clinical trials for "Colitis, Ulcerative"

To study the long-term clinical outcome of patients with ulcerative colitis treated with first trial of biological therapy.

To evaluate the real-life effect after 1 year of adalimumab treatment on psychological distress/depression symptoms in moderate-to-severe Ulcerative Colitis (UC) patients.

This is a prospective, single country, multi-center study in participants with ulcerative colitis (UC) treated with adalimumab. Up to 147 participants are enrolled at approximately 20 sites. The baseline assessment is performed prior to the first dose of adalimumab (Visit 1). Study visits are conducted at weeks 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48 and 56 after baseline in accordance with clinical practice. All participants will have one Follow-up for safety approximately 70 days after the last dose of adalimumab.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate Cortiment® with regard to its use by clinicians in routine clinical practice and its effectiveness and tolerability in a real-life setting.

Mucosal immunology during helminth infection

Vedolizumab is a new medication being used for the treatment of Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis. It works by blocking specific white blood cells (alpha 4-beta7 lymphocytes) from migrating to areas of inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Previous studies have shown that patients who have previous exposure to another type of medication for Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis (anti-TNF medications) do not respond to vedolizumab as well as those who have never been exposed. This study will investigate biologic markers in the blood and tissue the help identify possible reasons for this difference.

The purpose of this study is to describe clinical course of newly diagnosed moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (chronic inflammatory disease of the colon) in tertiary referral hospitals in Korea for 5-year follow-up under usual care.

Chronic inflammatory diseases (CID) - including inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), rheumatic conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis), inflammatory skin diseases (psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa) and non-infectious uveitis are treated with biologics targeting the pro-inflammatory molecule tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF), i.e. TNF inhibitors. Up to one third of the patients do, however, not respond to biologics and lifestyle is assumed to affect the treatment outcome. However, little is known on the effects of lifestyle as a prognostic factor (possibly enabling personalised medicine). The aims of this multidisciplinary collaboration are to identify lifestyle factors that support individualised forecasting of optimised treatment outcome on these costly drugs. This prospective cohort study will enrol CID patients assigned for biologic treatment. At baseline (Pre-treatment), patient characteristics are assessed using patient-reported outcome measures and clinical assessments on disease activity, quality of life, and lifestyle together with registry data on comorbidity and medication. Follow-up will be conducted at week 14-16 after treatment initiation (according to the current Danish standards). Evaluation of a successful treatment outcome response will - for each disease - be based on most frequently used primary endpoints; the major outcome of the analyses will be to detect differences in treatment outcome between patients with specific lifestyle characteristics. The overarching goal of this project is to improve the lives of patients suffering from CID, by providing evidence to support dietary recommendations likely to improve the clinical outcome. The study is approved by the local Ethics Committee (S-20160124) and the local Data Agency (2008-58-035). The study findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals, via patient associations, and presented at national and international conferences.

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of ustekinumab on extra-intestinal manifestations (EIMs) and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (both Crohn's Disease [CD] and Ulcerative Colitis [UC]).

This multicenter study is being conducted to determine whether infliximab exposure after an initial infusion is predictive of early clinical response in hospitalized pediatric patients with severe steroid-refractory UC or IBD-U. This pilot and feasibility study will establish the infrastructure, demonstrate feasibility, and collect preliminary data to support the full study.