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NCT Number: NCT04630028

A Study of Ustekinumab in Pediatric Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate: a) the efficacy of ustekinumab dosing in inducing clinical remission, b) safety profile of ustekinumab, and c) ustekinumab exposure (pharmacokinetics [PK]) in pediatric participants with moderately to severely active UC.

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Key information

Conditions

Colitis, Ulcerative Colitis Colonic Diseases Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Intestinal Diseases

Age range

2 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Medically stable on the basis of physical examination, medical history, and vital signs, performed at screening. Any abnormalities must be consistent with the underlying illness in the study population and this determination must be recorded in the participant's source documents and acknowledged by the investigator
  • Must have had UC diagnosed prior to screening
  • Have moderately to severely active UC, defined as a baseline Mayo score of 6 through 12, inclusive, with a screening Mayo endoscopy subscore greater than or equal to (>=) 2 as determined by a central review of the video of the endoscopy
  • A participant who has had extensive colitis for >= 8 years, or disease limited to the left side of the colon for >= 10 years, must: a) have had a full colonoscopy to assess for the presence of dysplasia within 1 year before the first administration of study intervention or b) have a full colonoscopy with surveillance for dysplasia as the baseline endoscopy during the screening period. Results from these surveillance biopsies must be negative for dysplasia (low-grade, high-grade, or indeterminant) prior to the first administration of study intervention
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive urine pregnancy test at screening and at Week I-0 prior to study intervention administration

Exclusion criteria

  • Have UC limited to the rectum only or to less than (<) 20 centimeter (cm) of the colon
  • Presence or history of colonic or small bowel obstruction within 6 months prior to screening, confirmed by objective radiographic or endoscopic evidence of a stricture with resulting obstruction (dilation of the colon or small bowel proximal to the stricture on barium radiograph or an inability to traverse the stricture at endoscopy)
  • Have a history of latent or active granulomatous infection, histoplasmosis, or coccidioidomycosis, or have had a nontuberculous mycobacterial infection prior to screening
  • Presence or history of any malignancy including presence or history of lymphoproliferative disease including lymphoma, or signs and symptoms suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease, such as lymphadenopathy of unusual size or location (example, nodes in the posterior triangle of the neck, infraclavicular, epitrochlear, or periaortic areas) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, or clinically significant hepatomegaly or splenomegaly
  • Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to ustekinumab or its excipients

Treatment and study plan

Ustekinumab Dose Based on BSA and Body Weight

Drug

As per BSA and body weight Ustekinumab will be administered SC and IV.

Other names: STELARA

Matching Placebo

Drug

Placebo will be administered subcutaneously.

Primary outcomes

  1. Global: Number of Participants with Clinical Remission at Induction Week 8 (I-8) Visit

    Time frame: Week 8

    Clinical remission is defined as Mayo stool frequency subscore of 0 or 1, a rectal bleeding subscore of 0, and an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy, where the stool frequency subscore has not increased from induction baseline.

  2. Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: Up to 74 weeks

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant participating in a clinical study that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study.

  3. Number of Participants with Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: Up to 74 weeks

    SAE is any AE that results in: death, persistent or significant disability/incapacity, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, is life-threatening experience, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, and suspects transmission of any infectious agent via a medicinal product.

  4. Number of Participants with AEs Leading to Discontinuation of Study Intervention

    Time frame: Up to 74 weeks

    Number of Participants with discontinuation of study intervention due to an AE, infections, injection-site reactions, and AEs during or within 1 hour of an infusion will be reported.

  5. Number of Participants with AEs of Special Interest (AESI) as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: Up to 74 weeks

    AESI of any newly identified malignancy, case of active tuberculosis (TB), or opportunistic infection occurring after the first administration of study intervention(s) in participants will be reported.

  6. Number of Participants with Laboratory Abnormalities

    Time frame: Up to 74 weeks

    Number of participants with laboratory abnormalities related to hematology, serum chemistry, and coagulation will be reported.

  7. Reactions Temporally Associated with an Intravenous (IV) Infusion and Subcutaneous (SC) Injection-site Reactions

    Time frame: Up to 74 weeks

    Reactions temporally associated with an IV infusion (induction period) and SC injection-site reactions (maintenance period) will be reported.

  8. Serum Concentration of Ustekinumab

    Time frame: Up to 74 weeks

    Serum samples will be analyzed to determine concentrations of ustekinumab.

  9. US Specific: Clinical Remission at M-44 for Participants who are in Clinical Response at I-8

    Time frame: Week 52

    Clinical remission at M-44 for participants who are in clinical response at I-8 will be reported. Clinical remission is defined as a Mayo stool frequency subscore of 0 or 1, a rectal bleeding subscore of 0, and an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy, where the stool frequency subscore has not increased from induction baseline.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Clinical Response at I-8 Visit

    Time frame: Week 8

    Clinical response is defined as decrease from baseline in the modified Mayo score by >= 30 percent (%) and >=2 points, with either a decrease from baseline in the rectal bleeding subscore of >= 1 or a rectal bleeding subscore of 0 or 1.

  2. Number of Participants with Symptomatic Remission at I-8 Visit

    Time frame: Week 8

    Symptomatic remission is defined as Mayo stool frequency subscore of 0 or 1 and a rectal bleeding subscore of 0, where the stool frequency subscore has not increased from induction baseline.

  3. Clinical Remission at I-8 as Assessed by the Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index Score (PUCAI) Score

    Time frame: Week 8

    Clinical remission is defined as a PUCAI score less than (<)10.

  4. Endoscopic Improvement at I-8 Visit

    Time frame: Week 8

    Endoscopic improvement is defined as a Mayo endoscopy subscore of 0 or <= 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy.

  5. Histologic-endoscopic Mucosal Improvement at Week I-8

    Time frame: Week 8

    Histologic-endoscopic mucosal improvement is defined as achieving a combination of histologic (neutrophil infiltration in less than [<] 5% of crypts, no crypt destruction, and no erosions, ulcerations or granulation tissue according to the Geboes grading system) and endoscopic improvement (endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy).

  6. Number of Participants with Clinical Remission at Week 44 (M-44) Visit

    Time frame: Week 52

    Clinical remission is defined as a Mayo stool frequency subscore of 0 or 1, a rectal bleeding subscore of 0, and an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy, where the stool frequency subscore has not increased from induction baseline.

  7. Number of Participants with Symptomatic Remission at M-44 Visit

    Time frame: Week 52

    Symptomatic remission is defined as Mayo stool frequency subscore of 0 or 1 and a rectal bleeding subscore of 0, where the stool frequency subscore has not increased from induction baseline.

  8. Clinical Remission at M-44 as Assessed by the PUCAI Score

    Time frame: Week 52

    Clinical remission is defined as a PUCAI score less than < 10.

  9. Endoscopic Improvement at M-44 Visit

    Time frame: Week 52

    Endoscopic improvement is defined as a Mayo endoscopy subscore of 0 or <= 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy.

  10. Corticosteroid-free Clinical Remission at Week M-44

    Time frame: Week 52

    Corticosteroid-free clinical remission is defined as a Mayo stool frequency subscore of 0 or 1, a rectal bleeding subscore of 0, and an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy, where the stool frequency subscore has not increased from induction baseline; and not receiving corticosteroids for at least 90 days prior to Week M-44.

  11. Clinical Remission at M-44 and not Receiving Corticosteroids for at Least 90 Days Prior to M-44 Among Participants who Received Corticosteroids at M-0

    Time frame: Week 52

    Clinical remission is defined as a PUCAI score less than < 10. Clinical remission at M-44 and in participants not receiving corticosteroids for at least 90 days prior to M-44 among participants who received corticosteroids at M-0 as assessed by PUCAI score will be reported.

  12. Clinical Remission at M-44 for Participants who are in Clinical Remission at I-8

    Time frame: Week 52

    Clinical remission at M-44 for participants who are in clinical remission at I-8 will be reported. Clinical remission is defined as a Mayo stool frequency subscore of 0 or 1, a rectal bleeding subscore of 0, and an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy, where the stool frequency subscore has not increased from induction baseline.

  13. US Specific: Number of Participants with Clinical Remission at I-8 Visit

    Time frame: Week 8

    Clinical remission is defined as Mayo stool frequency subscore of 0 or 1, a rectal bleeding subscore of 0, and an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy, where the stool frequency subscore has not increased from induction baseline.

  14. Histologic-endoscopic Mucosal Improvement at Week M-44

    Time frame: Week 52

    Histologic-endoscopic mucosal improvement is defined as achieving a combination of histologic (neutrophil infiltration in < 5% of crypts, no crypt destruction, and no erosions, ulcerations or granulation tissue according to the Geboes grading system) and endoscopic improvement (endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1 with no friability present on the endoscopy).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Ustekinumab as Open-label Intravenous Induction Treatment Followed by Randomized Double-blind Subcutaneous Ustekinumab Maintenance in Pediatric Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Acronym: UNIFI Jr

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Nov 16, 2020
Registry last updated
May 14, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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