Ulcerative Colitis (UC)ZESTNCT07237516
Zymfentra (Infliximab-dyyb) REal World Cohort STudy
An observational study of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD), run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at 11 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how effective Zymfentra (IFX=dyyb) is when treating patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) Does Zymfentra lead to a reduction in symptoms at intervals throughout one year? Participants being prescribed Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb as part of their… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Crohn's Disease (CD), Indeterminate Colitis
- How many people
- 200 participants
- Where
- 11 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 20 Nov 2025to 3 Nov 2028
- How long will I take part?
- 12 Months
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Adult patients with UC, CD, or IBDU starting Zymfentra (Infliximab-dyyb) in the setting of standard-of-care
Who may be able to join
- 1. Adult patients, age 18 years or older, with Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) or Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unclassified (IBDU), who are either starting Zymfentra at week 10 (IFX-dyyb) in the setting of standard-of-care initiation with intravenous Infliximab (IFX) originator or IFX biosimilars induction therapy at weeks 0,2,6 or switching from intravenous IFX originator or IFX biosimilars during maintenance therapy to Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb) 2. Anticipation that the patient will be followed by the participating center for the next 12 months.
- 3. Diagnosis of CD, UC or IBDU must be established based on standard clinical, radiographic, endoscopic, and histologic criteria as described below.
- The following diagnostic criteria were developed by the NIDDK IBD Genetics Consortium and are provided as guidelines to complete documentation on individuals with CD, UC or IBDU:
- Symptoms including one or more: diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, fever, complicated perianal disease, extraintestinal manifestations, weight loss or failure to thrive.
- AND B) Symptoms on two or more occasions separated by at least 8 weeks or ongoing symptoms of at least 6 weeks duration. When there has been a single episode of colitis (in some instances less than 6 weeks duration) resulting in colectomy and resolution of disease symptoms, pathology on the colectomy specimen should be consistent with idiopathic IBD and microbiology studies should be negative.
- AND
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- One or more of the following providing objective evidence of inflammation:
- Endoscopic: Mucosal edema, erythema, loss of normal submucosal vasculature, friability, ulceration, stricture formation, pseudopolyps, mucosal edema, erythema. Where there are only minor changes (mucosal edema, erythema, loss of normal submucosal vasculature, friability) mucosal biopsies should have been done to confirm the presence of IBD.
- Radiologic: Mucosal thickening and/or nodularity, ulceration, stricture, pseudopolyps, fistula formation, pseudosacculation. Minor changes alone (mucosal thickening and/or nodularity) should not be sufficient to make a diagnosis of IBD.
- Histologic: Mucosal erosion or ulceration, architectural changes of crypts, Paneth cell metaplasia (in colon), transmural inflammatory infiltrate, fibrosis of muscularis propria, noncaseating granuloma.
- CD
- Individuals with IBD should be classified into one of three categories, based on most recent diagnosis:
- Crohn's disease (CD):
- Evidence of small intestinal inflammation with endoscopically, radiologically or histologically demonstrated ulcerations, fistulation, mucosal fissuring, nodularity or cobblestoning, stricture formation or histologically demonstrated transmural inflammation with or without granuloma formation.
- Isolated esophageal, gastric or duodenal inflammation with the finding of noncaseating granuloma.
- Colonic inflammation which is patchy (normal segments separating areas of inflammation, as described above) or associated with one or more of the following features: complete rectal sparing, multiple (>10) aphthoid ulcers, deep ulceration (into the muscularis propria), transmural inflammation, extensive fibrosis and wall thickening, fistulation, non-caseating granuloma. (N.B. See note below regarding patchiness of endoscopically observed inflammation in patients with partially treated ulcerative colitis.)
- The presence of complex suppurative perianal disease (i.e. more than a superficial fistula or uncomplicated superficial abscess).
- If there are fewer than 10 aphthoid ulcers in the cecum (and the rest of the colon appears normal) in a patient with small bowel disease then this should be called small bowel disease only. Similarly, if the colon is normal except for the presence of a fistula extending from inflamed small bowel, the patient should be said to have small bowel disease alone. If the cecum is involved with ulcers larger than aphthoid ulcers or ulcers that are deep or if the involvement has resulted in deformity of the cecum this would be considered to be colonic involvement.
- Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
- 1) Superficial inflammation and/or ulceration (involving only the mucosa and submucosa) of the colon which is continuous from the rectum extending proximally without skip lesions or complete rectal sparing (N.B. Relative rectal sparing is allowed for patients receiving topical rectal therapy; patchiness of endoscopic inflammation may be observed in patients with partially treated ulcerative colitis).
- 2) In patients with proctitis or left-sided ulcerative colitis there may be an area of inflammation in the cecum, usually surrounding the appendiceal orifice.
- 3) No inflammation of the small intestine ("backwash ileitis" is allowed - non-stricturing superficial inflammation of the terminal ileal mucosa associated with severe pancolitis which resolves following medical or surgical treatment of the colitis).
- 4) No features of Crohn's disease listed above.
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unclassified (IBDU):
- Confirmed IBD by A, B and C above.
- Physician unable to classify individual into either CD or UC based on above criteria and/or patient has features of both CD and UC with none of the feature's diagnostic of one or the other.
Who cannot join
- 1.
- Patients will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria:
- Inability to provide informed consent.
- Non-English speaking
- Patients presenting for a one-time consultation.
Trial locations and contacts
11 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
11 sites in 1 country
United States11 sites, 11 recruiting
- Recruiting
Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21202
Liyah Courageux, 410-332-9525, lcourage@mdmercy.com
Ray Cross, MD
- Recruiting
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
Mia Silvestri, 617-525-7011, msilvestri@bwh.harvard.edu
Jessica Allegretti, MD
- Recruiting
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7080
Jenn Barr, 919-966-0764, jenirene@email.unc.edu
Hans Herfarth, MD, PhD
- Recruiting
Atrium Health Center for Gastroenterology and Surgery
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204
Jessica Kearney-Bryan, 704-355-0244, Jessica.kearney-bryan@advocatehealth.org
Maithili Chitnavis, MD
- Recruiting
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
Missy Randolph, 513-558-5529, randollj@ucmail.uc.edu
Loren Brook, MD
- Recruiting
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
Jessica Valestin, 319-353-4574, jessica-valestin@uiowa.edu
Steven Polyak, MD
- Recruiting
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136
Niurka Colina, 305-243-6405, Nxc610@miami.edu
Oriana Damas, MD
- Recruiting
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510
Elizabeth Ruggiero, 203-785-4138, Elizabeth.ruggiero@yale.edu
Jill Gaidos, MD
- Recruiting
New York University
New York, New York, 10016
Nathasha Melukkaran, 646-754-3417, Nathasha.melukkaran@nyulangone.org
David Hudesman, MD
- Recruiting
AdventHealth
Orlando, Florida, 32804
Haileigh Galloway, 407-303-5600, Haileigh.galloway@adventhealth.com
Jennifer Seminerio-Diehl, MD
- Recruiting
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157
Cheyenne Barnett, (336)716-6965, Cheyenne.barnett@advocatehealth.org
Richard Bloomfeld, MD
About this study
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how effective Zymfentra (IFX=dyyb) is when treating patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) Does Zymfentra lead to a reduction in symptoms at intervals throughout one year? Participants being prescribed Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb as part of their regular medical care for CD or UC will answer online survey questions about their bowel habits for 1 year.
- Conditions
- Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Crohn's Disease (CD), Indeterminate Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Keywords
- Zymfentra, ZEST
- Medical subject headings
- Colitis, Ulcerative, Crohn Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Clinical remission as evaluated by the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) for the patient-reported outcomes.
The SCCAI is a 6-item that describes the symptoms and disease activity of a patient with UC at the time of assessment. A score of 0-4 is considered a clinical range of remission (but with more refined definitions of clinical remission with SCCAI ≤2 and very mild symptoms with a score >2 ≤4), 5-7 mild activity, 8-16 moderate activity and > 16 severe activity. A response will be defined as a decrease of the SCCAI score < 5 points in patients with a baseline SCCAI ≥5.
Measured: Weeks 0,1, 2, 4, 6,10, 14, 18, 24, 36, and 52.
Clinical remission as evaluated by the Simple Crohn's Disease Activity Index (sCDAI for the patient-reported outcomes.
The Short Crohn's Disease Activity Index (sCDAI) is a simplified version of the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI), used to assess disease severity in Crohn's disease patients. It reduces the number of variables required, making it easier and quicker to use in clinical practice. Recent data demonstrated, that collections of the parameters on a single day equally reflects reliable disease activity compared to a collection of data over 7 consecutive days, which is often hampered by missing data.
A score of < 150, 150-219, 220-450 and >450 reflects remission, mild, moderate and severe Crohn's disease activity.
Measured: Weeks 0,1, 2, 4, 6,10, 14, 18, 24, 36, and 52
Secondary outcomes (10)
Response as measured by the Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD)
The Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) is a tool used to objectively measure the severity of Crohn's disease based on the extent and severity of ulcers, affected surface area, and luminal narrowing during an endoscopy. The total score is the sum of scores for these four features, and it is categorized as follows: 0-2 for remission, 3-6 for mild activity, 7-15 for moderate activity, and greater than 15 for severe activity. Mucosal healing will be defined by an SES-CD < 4
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Response as measured by the endoscopic Mayo score for ulcerative colitis
The Mayo endoscopic score is a four-point scale (1 to 3) used to assess the severity of ulcerative colitis (UC) based on a colonoscopy. It evaluates the severity of inflammation through findings like erythema, vascular pattern, friability, erosions, and spontaneous bleeding, with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Mucosal healing will be defined by an endoscopic Mayo score <1.
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Mucosal healing will be assessed in the setting of standard-of-care calprotectin levels.
Calprotectin is a surrogate marker of intestinal inflammation, and levels ≥ 250 mcg/g stool are associated with active mucosal inflammation, whereas levels <150 mcg are considered to represent mild or no mucosal inflammation
Measured: Weeks 0, 14, 24, and 52.
Response as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)- Depression
PROMIS measure of depression measures well-being. This is calculated as T scores. A clinically meaningful difference is considered to be a change in T score of ≥ 2.5 (scores are normalized at 50 with a standard deviation of 10). Higher scores mean more severe depression. Differences in PROMIS scores compared to baseline will be assessed.
Measured: Weeks 0, 24, and 52.
Response as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) -Anxiety Score
PROMIS measure of anxiety measures well-being. This is calculated as T scores. A clinically meaningful difference is considered to be a change in T score of ≥ 2.5 (scores are normalized at 50 with a standard deviation of 10). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety severity Differences in PROMIS scores compared to baseline will be assessed.
Measured: Weeks 0, 24, and 52.
Response as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) -Social Satisfaction Score
PROMIS measure of satisfaction measures well-being. This is calculated as T scores. A clinically meaningful difference is considered to be a change in T score of ≥ 2.5 (scores are normalized at 50 with a standard deviation of 10). Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction. Differences in PROMIS scores compared to baseline will be assessed.
Measured: Weeks 0, 24, and 52.
Response as measured by Likert scale urgency Score
Urgency will be measured by the 11-point Likert scale urgency question. Score range is 0-10. The higher the score, the worse the urgency.
Measured: Weeks 0,1, 2, 4, 6,10, 14, 18, 24, 36, and 52
Response as measured by Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)- Fatigue Scale Score
Fatigue will be determined by the validated FACIT-F questionnaire. The FACIT-F is a 13-item measure that assesses self-reported fatigue and its impact upon daily activities and function. Score range is 0-52. The higher the score, the better the quality of life.
Measured: Weeks 0, 24, and 52
Response as measured by The Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ) score
The SIBDQ is a disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaire, able to detect and define meaningful clinical changes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) participants by measuring physical, social and emotional status. The SIBDQ consists of 10 questions; each question is scored on a scale from 1 (poor QOL) to 7 (optimum QOL). A higher score indicates a better health-related quality of life. Total scores range from 10 (poor QoL) to 70 (good QoL).
Measured: Weeks 0,4,10,14,18,24,36 and 52.
Response as measured by The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire (WPAI)
The WPAI was designed to measure absenteeism, presenteeism and activity impairment attributable to ill-health over the preceding 7 days. The WPAI calculates percentage impairment (maximum 100%) with higher numbers representing greater work impairment.
Measured: Weeks 0, 24, and 52
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Nov 2025
- Study start20 Nov 2025
- Primary completion3 Nov 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion3 Nov 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (31)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Ulcerative Colitis (UC)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
- Target duration
- 12 Months
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Celltrion
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Hans Herfarth, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, University of North Carolina
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07237516
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 25-2184
- Acronym
- ZEST
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 3 Nov 2025
- Last updated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Deidentified individual data that supports the results will be shared beginning 3 to 36 months following publication provided the investigator who proposes to use the data has approval from an Institutional Review Board (IRB), Independent Ethics Committee (IEC), or Research Ethics Board (REB), as applicable, and executes a data use/sharing agreement with the University of North Carolina \[UNC\].
Publications
Popmihajlov Z, Pang L, Brown E, Joshi A, Su SC, Kaplan SS, Willis ED. A post hoc analysis utilizing the FDA toxicity grading scale to assess injection site adverse events following immunization with the live attenuated Zoster Vaccine (ZVL). Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2018;14(12):2916-2920. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1502517. Epub 2018 Sep 5.
PubMed 30024827Youssef M, Hossein-Javaheri N, Hoxha T, Mallouk C, Tandon P. Work Productivity Impairment in Persons with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Crohns Colitis. 2024 Sep 3;18(9):1486-1504. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae057.
PubMed 38647194Dubinsky MC, Panaccione R, Lewis JD, Sands BE, Hibi T, Lee SD, Naegeli AN, Shan M, Green LA, Morris N, Arora V, Bleakman AP, Belin R, Travis S. Impact of Bowel Urgency on Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis. Crohns Colitis 360. 2022 Jun 3;4(3):otac016. doi: 10.1093/crocol/otac016. eCollection 2022 Jul.
PubMed 36777426Singh S, Ananthakrishnan AN, Nguyen NH, Cohen BL, Velayos FS, Weiss JM, Sultan S, Siddique SM, Adler J, Chachu KA; AGA Clinical Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalpractice@gastro.org. AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Role of Biomarkers for the Management of Ulcerative Colitis. Gastroenterology. 2023 Mar;164(3):344-372. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.12.007.
PubMed 36822736Higgins PD, Schwartz M, Mapili J, Krokos I, Leung J, Zimmermann EM. Patient defined dichotomous end points for remission and clinical improvement in ulcerative colitis. Gut. 2005 Jun;54(6):782-8. doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.056358.
PubMed 15888785Peyrin-Biroulet L, Panes J, Sandborn WJ, Vermeire S, Danese S, Feagan BG, Colombel JF, Hanauer SB, Rycroft B. Defining Disease Severity in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Current and Future Directions. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Mar;14(3):348-354.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.06.001. Epub 2015 Jun 11.
PubMed 26071941Thia K, Faubion WA Jr, Loftus EV Jr, Persson T, Persson A, Sandborn WJ. Short CDAI: development and validation of a shortened and simplified Crohn's disease activity index. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Jan;17(1):105-11. doi: 10.1002/ibd.21400.
PubMed 20629100Barnes EL, Hanson JS, Regueiro MD, Saha S, Sands BE, Rubin DT, Dubinsky MC, Siegel CA, Gazis DR, Crawford JM, Long MD. Older Adult Patients Use More Aminosalicylate Monotherapy Compared With Younger Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: TARGET-IBD. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2022 Jul 1;56(6):529-535. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001557. Epub 2021 Jun 11.
PubMed 34115661Reilly MC, Zbrozek AS, Dukes EM. The validity and reproducibility of a work productivity and activity impairment instrument. Pharmacoeconomics. 1993 Nov;4(5):353-65. doi: 10.2165/00019053-199304050-00006.
PubMed 10146874Tinsley A, Macklin EA, Korzenik JR, Sands BE. Validation of the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue (FACIT-F) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Dec;34(11-12):1328-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04871.x. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
PubMed 21999576Adegbola SO, Dibley L, Sahnan K, Wade T, Verjee A, Sawyer R, Mannick S, McCluskey D, Bassett P, Yassin N, Warusavitarne J, Faiz O, Phillips R, Tozer PJ, Norton C, Hart AL. Development and initial psychometric validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for Crohn's perianal fistula: the Crohn's Anal Fistula Quality of Life (CAF-QoL) scale. Gut. 2021 Sep;70(9):1649-1656. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320553. Epub 2020 Dec 3.
PubMed 33272978Dubinsky MC, Clemow DB, Hunter Gibble T, Li X, Vermeire S, Hisamatsu T, Travis SPL. Clinical Effect of Mirikizumab Treatment on Bowel Urgency in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis and the Clinical Relevance of Bowel Urgency Improvement for Disease Remission. Crohns Colitis 360. 2022 Dec 13;5(1):otac044. doi: 10.1093/crocol/otac044. eCollection 2023 Jan.
PubMed 36777368Long MD, Afzali A, Fischer M, Hudesman D, Abdalla M, McCabe R, Cohen BL, Ungaro RC, Harlan W, Hanson J, Konijeti G, Polyak S, Ritter T, Salzberg B, Seminerio J, English E, Zhang X, Sharma PP, Herfarth HH. Tofacitinib Response in Ulcerative Colitis (TOUR): Early Response After Initiation of Tofacitinib Therapy in a Real-world Setting. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2023 Apr 3;29(4):570-578. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac121.
PubMed 35700276Irvine EJ, Zhou Q, Thompson AK. The Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire: a quality of life instrument for community physicians managing inflammatory bowel disease. CCRPT Investigators. Canadian Crohn's Relapse Prevention Trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 1996 Aug;91(8):1571-8.
PubMed 8759664Bewtra M, Brensinger CM, Tomov VT, Hoang TB, Sokach CE, Siegel CA, Lewis JD. An optimized patient-reported ulcerative colitis disease activity measure derived from the Mayo score and the simple clinical colitis activity index. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014 Jun;20(6):1070-8. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000053.
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Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Zymfentra (Infliximab-dyyb) REal World Cohort STudy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07237516
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ZEST / 25-2184
- Conditions
- Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Crohn's Disease (CD), Indeterminate Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Keywords
- Zymfentra, ZEST
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel HillUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Celltrion
- Study start
- 20 Nov 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 3 Nov 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 3 Nov 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 19 Nov 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how effective Zymfentra (IFX=dyyb) is when treating patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) Does Zymfentra lead to a reduction in symptoms at intervals throughout one year? Participants being prescribed Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb as part of their regular medical care for CD or UC will answer online survey questions about their bowel habits for 1 year.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Target follow-up
- 12 Months
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Adult patients with UC, CD, or IBDU starting Zymfentra (Infliximab-dyyb) in the setting of standard-of-care
Key inclusion criteria (26 listed)
- 1. Adult patients, age 18 years or older, with Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) or Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unclassified (IBDU), who are either starting Zymfentra at week 10 (IFX-dyyb) in the setting of standard-of-care initiation with intravenous Infliximab (IFX) originator or IFX biosimilars induction therapy at weeks 0,2,6 or switching from intravenous IFX originator or IFX biosimilars during maintenance therapy to Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb) 2. Anticipation that the patient will be followed by the participating center for the next 12 months.
- 3. Diagnosis of CD, UC or IBDU must be established based on standard clinical, radiographic, endoscopic, and histologic criteria as described below.
- The following diagnostic criteria were developed by the NIDDK IBD Genetics Consortium and are provided as guidelines to complete documentation on individuals with CD, UC or IBDU:
- Symptoms including one or more: diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, fever, complicated perianal disease, extraintestinal manifestations, weight loss or failure to thrive.
- AND B) Symptoms on two or more occasions separated by at least 8 weeks or ongoing symptoms of at least 6 weeks duration. When there has been a single episode of colitis (in some instances less than 6 weeks duration) resulting in colectomy and resolution of disease symptoms, pathology on the colectomy specimen should be consistent with idiopathic IBD and microbiology studies should be negative.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- 1.
- Inability to provide informed consent.
- Non-English speaking
- Patients presenting for a one-time consultation.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Clinical remission as evaluated by the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) for the patient-reported outcomes.
Time frame: Weeks 0,1, 2, 4, 6,10, 14, 18, 24, 36, and 52.
The SCCAI is a 6-item that describes the symptoms and disease activity of a patient with UC at the time of assessment. A score of 0-4 is considered a clinical range of remission (but with more refined definitions of clinical remission with SCCAI ≤2 and very mild symptoms with a score >2 ≤4), 5-7 mild activity, 8-16 moderate activity and > 16 severe activity. A response will be defined as a decrease of the SCCAI score < 5 points in patients with a baseline SCCAI ≥5.
Clinical remission as evaluated by the Simple Crohn's Disease Activity Index (sCDAI for the patient-reported outcomes.
Time frame: Weeks 0,1, 2, 4, 6,10, 14, 18, 24, 36, and 52
The Short Crohn's Disease Activity Index (sCDAI) is a simplified version of the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI), used to assess disease severity in Crohn's disease patients. It reduces the number of variables required, making it easier and quicker to use in clinical practice. Recent data demonstrated, that collections of the parameters on a single day equally reflects reliable disease activity compared to a collection of data over 7 consecutive days, which is often hampered by missing data. A score of < 150, 150-219, 220-450 and >450 reflects remission, mild, moderate and severe Crohn's disease activity.
10 secondary outcomes
Response as measured by the Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD)
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Response as measured by the endoscopic Mayo score for ulcerative colitis
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Mucosal healing will be assessed in the setting of standard-of-care calprotectin levels.
Time frame: Weeks 0, 14, 24, and 52.
Response as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)- Depression
Time frame: Weeks 0, 24, and 52.
Response as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) -Anxiety Score
Time frame: Weeks 0, 24, and 52.
Response as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) -Social Satisfaction Score
Time frame: Weeks 0, 24, and 52.
Response as measured by Likert scale urgency Score
Time frame: Weeks 0,1, 2, 4, 6,10, 14, 18, 24, 36, and 52
Response as measured by Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)- Fatigue Scale Score
Time frame: Weeks 0, 24, and 52
Response as measured by The Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ) score
Time frame: Weeks 0,4,10,14,18,24,36 and 52.
Response as measured by The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire (WPAI)
Time frame: Weeks 0, 24, and 52
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Aug 2026.
- Background: PubMed 30024827Popmihajlov Z, Pang L, Brown E, Joshi A, Su SC, Kaplan SS, Willis ED. A post hoc analysis utilizing the FDA toxicity grading scale to assess injection site adverse events following immunization with the live attenuated Zoster Vaccine (ZVL). Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2018;14(12):2916-2920. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1502517. Epub 2018 Sep 5.
- Background: PubMed 38647194Youssef M, Hossein-Javaheri N, Hoxha T, Mallouk C, Tandon P. Work Productivity Impairment in Persons with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Crohns Colitis. 2024 Sep 3;18(9):1486-1504. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae057.
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- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Deidentified individual data that supports the results will be shared beginning 3 to 36 months following publication provided the investigator who proposes to use the data has approval from an Institutional Review Board (IRB), Independent Ethics Committee (IEC), or Research Ethics Board (REB), as applicable, and executes a data use/sharing agreement with the University of North Carolina [UNC].
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Hans Herfarth, MD, PhD principal investigator
University of North Carolina
11 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD), run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at 11 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 26 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 11 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Susan Jackson (919-843-9071, susan_jackson@med.unc.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Clinical remission as evaluated by the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) for the patient-reported outcomes. (time frame: Weeks 0,1, 2, 4, 6,10, 14, 18, 24, 36, and 52.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07237516, which also lists 31 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Aug 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 26 Oct 2026.