Clinical trial • Phase III • Gastroenterology
ICOTROKINRA for Ulcerative colitis | Moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis
Phase III trial of ICOTROKINRA for Ulcerative colitis | Moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Gastroenterology
- Trial Disease
- Ulcerative colitis | Moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Peptide/protein/enzyme
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 18-08-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 01-12-2025
Trial design
Randomised, open-label, placebo (jnj-77242113-aac placebo tablet) versus icotrokinra (oral film-coated tablet). dose and schedule not specified in the ctis record.-controlled Phase III trial.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo (JNJ-77242113-AAC Placebo tablet) versus Icotrokinra (oral film-coated tablet). Dose and schedule not specified in the CTIS record.
- Target Sample Size
- 491
Eligibility
Recruits 491 paediatric patients.
- Vulnerable Population
- Adolescents are included (≥12 to <18 years). The submission includes separate assent and consent materials: adolescent assent forms, parent/guardian consent forms, adolescent 'turns 18' documents, and parent information forms, with optional sub-study consent/assent documents. Multiple language versions and country-specific consent/assent/I CF packs are provided; parental/legal guardian consent is required for minors and separate adolescent assent documentation is used.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. Adult participants: ≥18 years of age (and at least the legal age of consent in the jurisdiction in which the study is taking place). Adolescent participants: ≥12 to <18 years of age, at the time of signing the informed assent/consent\n- 2. Diagnosis of UC established at least 12 weeks before screening including both endoscopic evidence and a histopathology report consistent with a diagnosis of UC.\n- 3. Moderately to severely active UC, defined as baseline (Week I-0) modified Mayo score of 5 to 9, inclusive, using the endoscopy subscore obtained during the central review of the screening video endoscopy.\n- 4. An endoscopy subscore ≥2 as obtained during central review of the screening video endoscopy.\n- 5.A participant who has had extensive UC for ≥8 years, or disease limited to the left side of the colon for ≥ 10 years before the first dose of study intervention must undergo a complete colonoscopy to assess for the presence of dysplasia within 1 year before the first dose of study intervention. Completion of the colonoscopy with dysplasia assessment is allowed during the screening period prior to the first dose of study intervention."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. Participants with current known complications of UC such as fulminant colitis, toxic megacolon, or any other manifestation that might require colonic surgery while enrolled in the study.\n- 2. Presence of a stoma.\n- 3. Presence or history of fistula.\n- 4. Colonic resection within 24 weeks before baseline or any other intra abdominal or other major surgery performed within 12 weeks before baseline.\n- 5. History or screening colonoscopy finding of high- or low-grade colonic mucosal dysplasia in an area of known colitis (active or historic)."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Induction study (adult): Clinical remission at Week I-12\n- Maintenance study (adult): Clinical remission at Week M-40\n- Adolescent study: Clinical remission at Week M-40","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Not specified in the CTIS record. (Endpoint text lists clinical remission at the specified weeks; measurement definition not provided in the extracted fields.)"}
Recruitment
- Digital Remote Recruitment
- Yes
- Planned Sample Size
- 491
- Recruitment Window Months
- 73
- Consent Approach
- Adults provide informed consent using adult SIS/ICF documents. Adolescents (≥12 to <18 years) provide assent via adolescent assent forms, and a parent/legal guardian must provide consent using parent/guardian ICFs. Specific provisions exist for adolescents who turn 18 during the study (documents labelled 'Adolescent turns 18'). Optional sub-studies have separate ICF/assent forms. Multiple language versions and country-specific consent packs are included.
Methods
- Digital Ad Templates / Display Ads — digital recruitment materials are listed (templates) for multiple countries (examples in document list for BE, CZ, DE, FR, NL, SE, etc.); target audience: potential participants and parents of adolescent participants.
- Recruitment flyers — country-specific recruitment flyers including adolescent-targeted flyers (documents present for BE, CZ, DE, FR, IT, NL, PT, PL, ES, SE etc.).
- Study Information Brochures — participant information brochures for adults and adolescents provided in multiple languages and countries.
- Dear Parent Email — email template for parents/guardians (country-specific versions e.g., CZ, PT, DE listed).
- Subject Wallet Card — wallet card provided to subjects (country-specific).
- IUS Sub-study Fact Sheets and optional sub-study recruitment material — separate materials for optional imaging/substudy recruitment and adolescent optional sub-study.
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Janssen Cilag International
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Belgium
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Eresearchtechnology Inc.
- Responsibilities
- eCOA
- Name
- Labcorp Central Laboratory Services LP
- Responsibilities
- Central laboratory services (sponsor duty code present)
- Name
- 4g Clinical LLC
- Responsibilities
- Vendor/CRO duties (sponsor duty code present)
- Name
- Bioclinica Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Imaging
- Name
- Eresearchtechnology Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Central ECG
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"eCOA","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services LP","duties_or_roles":"(code 4) - specified duty code present in record","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"4g Clinical LLC","duties_or_roles":"(code 3) - specified duty code present in record","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Bioclinica Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Imaging","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Central ECG","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Icotrokinra
- Active Substance
- ICOTROKINRA
- Modality
- Peptide/protein/enzyme
- Routes Of Administration
- Oral use
- Route
- ORAL USE
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised
- Investigational Product Name
- JNJ-77242113-AAC Placebo tablet
- Modality
- Other
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