Clinical trial Recruiting at 45 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 2 to 11

Etrasimod treatment for children with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis

Official title: A PHASE 2 OPEN-LABEL, SINGLE ARM STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY, PHARMACOKINETICS, AND SAFETY OF ETRASIMOD IN PEDIATRIC PARTICIPANTS WITH MODERATELY TO SEVERELY ACTIVE ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Run by Pfizer · NCT07470879 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial tests whether the medicine etrasimod is safe and helps children ages 2 to under 12 with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages2 Years to 11 Years
SexAll
Enrollment24 (estimated)
SponsorPfizer
Industry-sponsored
Locations46 sites (Indianapolis, Indiana and 45 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMay 28, 2026
Main results expectedSeptember 8, 2030
Study endsAugust 18, 2034
Registry record updatedOctober 26, 2026
Trial IDNCT07470879 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Children aged 2 up to just under 12 years with a diagnosis of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who meet health criteria and are eligible under the study’s medication and medical history rules are ideal candidates.

Probably not a fit

Patients with Crohn’s disease, indeterminate colitis, history of fistulas, severe extensive colitis, or microscopic/ischemic/infectious colitis are excluded and are unlikely to benefit from this protocol.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This Phase 2 interventional trial gives pediatric participants etrasimod and follows them closely for safety, effectiveness, and how the drug is processed in the body (pharmacokinetics) over a 52-week treatment period. Children who complete the 52 weeks may continue in a long-term extension for up to four additional years (five years total after enrollment). The study enrolls participants with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis and permits some background UC therapies while excluding patients with Crohn’s disease, fistulas, severe extensive colitis, or other non-UC colitis types. Visits and monitoring occur at academic medical centers in Canada and Germany under sponsorship by Pfizer.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, etrasimod could provide a new oral treatment option to reduce inflammation and symptoms in children with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

How similar studies have gone: Previous adult trials of etrasimod and other S1P receptor modulators have shown clinical benefit in ulcerative colitis, so this pediatric study builds on existing adult data.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion criteria:

Have a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) that is moderately to severely active Participants are permitted to be receiving a therapeutic dose of select UC therapies

Exclusion criteria:

Severe extensive colitis Diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD) or indeterminate colitis or the presence or history of a fistula consistent with CD Diagnosis of microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, or infectious colitis

Where it's running

  • Investigational Drug Services - Riley Hospital
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
  • IU Health North Hospital
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
  • Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
  • Fink Children's Ambulatory Care Center
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kimmel Pavilion - NYU Langone
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
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  • NYU Langone Health (Tisch Hospital)
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • NYU Langone Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • NYU Langone Radiology - Tisch Hospital
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • NYU Medical Science Building (MSB)
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • The Children's Hospital at Westmead
    Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Queensland Children's Hospital
    Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Monash Health
    Clayton, Victoria, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Perth Children's Hospital
    Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Recruiting
  • CHU de Québec - Université Laval
    Québec, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
    Bron, France
    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Universitaire Necker Enfants Malades
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1
    Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
    Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen
    Tübingen, Germany
    Recruiting
  • HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal
    Wuppertal, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Sheba Medical Center
    Ramat Gan, Central District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Kaplan Medical Center
    Rehovot, Central District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center
    Tsrifin, Central District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center
    Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Hadassah Medical Center
    Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Rambam Health Care Campus
    Haifa, Northern District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Carmel Medical Center
    Haifa, Northern District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII
    Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
    Milan, Lombardy, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS
    Florence, Tuscany, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Saitama Prefectural Children's Medical Center
    Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital
    Kumamoto, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Juntendo University Hospital
    Tokyo, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Centrum Zdrowia MDM
    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Medical Network Spółka z o.o. WIP Warsaw IBD Point Profesor Kierkuś
    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Gyncentrum sp. z o.o. NZOZ Holsamed - oddział Libero
    Katowice, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Instytut "Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka"
    Warsaw, Poland
    Recruiting
  • King's College Hospital
    London, London, CITY of, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
    Bristol, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Alder Hey Children's Hospital
    Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Evelina London Children's Hospital
    London, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Sheffield Children's Hospital
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • University of Alberta
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    Not yet recruiting

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