Clinical trial Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 to 80

Study Comparing Intravenous (IV)/Subcutaneous (SC) Risankizumab to IV/SC Ustekinumab to Assess Change in Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) in Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease (CD)

Run by AbbVie · NCT04524611 · Data updated 2026-11-12

Fully enrolled, still running. This study is not taking new participants. Its registered completion date is 2028-02.

Crohn's disease (CD) is a long-lasting condition causing inflammation that can affect any part of the gut. This study will evaluate how well risankizumab works compared to ustekinumab. This study will assess change in Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI). Risankizumab is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of Crohn's Disease (CD). Ustekinumab is an approved drug for the treatment of moderate and severe CD. Participants are randomly assigned to one of the three treatment groups. Each group receives a different treatment. There is a 1 in 2 chance that participants will be…

Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 80 Years
SexAll
Enrollment527 (actual)
SponsorAbbVie
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsRisankizumab, Risankizumab, Ustekinumab, Ustekinumab
Locations300 sites (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile and more)
Trial IDNCT04524611 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD) for at least 3 months prior to Baseline.
* Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) score 220 - 450 at Baseline.
* Confirmed diagnosis of moderate to severe Crohn's Disease as assessed by stool frequency (SF), abdominal pain (AP) score, and Simple Endoscopic score for CD (SES-CD).
* Demonstrated intolerance or inadequate response to one or more anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapies.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis.
* Receipt of CD approved biologic agents prior to Baseline (as detailed in protocol), or any investigational biologic or other agent or procedure prior to Baseline (as detailed in protocol).
* Prior exposure to p19 and/or p40 inhibitors (e.g., risankizumab and ustekinumab).
* Currently know complications of CD (strictures, short bowel, etc).

Where it's running

  • Advanced Gastroenterology, P.C /ID# 224396
    Chandler, Arizona, United States
  • Southern California Res. Ctr. /ID# 223484
    Coronado, California, United States
  • Hoag Memorial Hosp Presbyterian /ID# 224373
    Irvine, California, United States
  • United Medical Doctors /ID# 223486
    Los Alamitos, California, United States
  • TLC Clinical Research Inc /ID# 223467
    Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Duplicate_UC Davis Medical Center /ID# 225700
    Sacramento, California, United States
Show 44 more locations
  • Duplicate_University of California, San Francisco /ID# 223621
    San Francisco, California, United States
  • Duplicate_Western Connecticut Medical Group /ID# 223478
    Danbury, Connecticut, United States
  • Duplicate_Medical Research Center of CT /ID# 223540
    Hamden, Connecticut, United States
  • Yale Univ Digestive Diseases /ID# 224463
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • Omega Research Maitland, LLC /ID# 223463
    DeBary, Florida, United States
  • Nature Coast Clinical Research - Inverness /ID# 223600
    Inverness, Florida, United States
  • University of Miami /ID# 223496
    Miami, Florida, United States
  • Gastroenterology Group Naples /ID# 223516
    Naples, Florida, United States
  • Advanced Research Institute, Inc /ID# 223470
    New Port Richey, Florida, United States
  • Endoscopic Research, Inc. /ID# 223505
    Orlando, Florida, United States
  • Duplicate_University of South Florida /ID# 224733
    Tampa, Florida, United States
  • Atlanta Gastro Assoc /ID# 223537
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  • Gastroenterology Associates of Central Georgia, LLC /ID# 223525
    Macon, Georgia, United States
  • Duplicate_The University of Chicago DCAM /ID# 223520
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • NorthShore University-Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital /ID# 223538
    Evanston, Illinois, United States
  • Southwest Gastroenterology /ID# 223509
    Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
  • University of Louisville Hospital /ID# 223471
    Louisville, Kentucky, United States
  • GI Alliance /ID# 223508
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
  • Nola Research Works, LLC /ID# 223489
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  • Louisiana Research Center, LLC /ID# 223503
    Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
  • Duplicate_MGG Group Co, Inc.Chevy Chase Clinical Research /ID# 223499
    Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
  • Gastro Center of Maryland /ID# 223518
    Columbia, Maryland, United States
  • Massachusetts General Hospital /Id# 224335
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center /ID# 228094
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Michigan Medicine /ID# 223597
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  • AA Medical Research Center - Flint /ID# 224384
    Flint, Michigan, United States
  • Gastroenterology Associates of Western Michigan, PLC d.b.a. West Michigan Clinic /ID# 223465
    Wyoming, Michigan, United States
  • Mayo Clinic - Rochester /ID# 223506
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States
  • Las Vegas Medical Research /ID# 223533
    Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Univ New Mexico /ID# 223515
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
  • NY Scientific /ID# 223479
    Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Saratoga Schenectady Gastroenterology Associates - Burnt Hills /ID# 224048
    Burnt Hills, New York, United States
  • Intercity Advanced Gastroentertology Center /ID# 224313
    Fresh Meadows, New York, United States
  • North Shore University Hospital /ID# 224356
    New Hyde Park, New York, United States
  • The Mount Sinai Hospital /ID# 223687
    New York, New York, United States
  • Columbia Univ Medical Center /ID# 224215
    New York, New York, United States
  • Lenox Hill Hospital /ID# 223534
    New York, New York, United States
  • Univ NC Chapel Hill /ID# 224405
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  • Duplicate_Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center /ID# 224406
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
  • Plains Clinical Research Center, LLC /ID# 223522
    Fargo, North Dakota, United States
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center /ID# 224614
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
  • Cleveland Clinic Main Campus /ID# 223691
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
  • DSI Research, LLC /ID# 234116
    Springboro, Ohio, United States
  • Hightower Clinical /ID# 223566
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

+250 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Abbvie INC. — AbbVie

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