Icotrokinra for moderately to severely active Crohn's disease
Official title: A Phase 2b/3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group, Multicenter Protocol to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Icotrokinra in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease
Run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC · NCT07196722 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This trial will test whether icotrokinra helps people with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease reduce intestinal inflammation and symptoms compared with a placebo.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase2; Phase3 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 1092 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Janssen Research & Development, LLC Industry-sponsored |
| Locations | 395 sites (Chandler, Arizona and 394 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | October 3, 2025 |
| Main results expected | September 19, 2028 |
| Study ends | October 6, 2032 |
| Registry record updated | November 3, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07196722 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults with a confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease who meet the study's moderate-to-severe activity criteria (specified CDAI and SES-CD thresholds and evidence of ulceration) are the intended participants.
✕Probably not a fit
People with mild or inactive Crohn's disease or those who do not meet the CDAI/SES-CD entry criteria are unlikely to benefit from participating in this trial.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This interventional Phase 2/3 study tests icotrokinra versus placebo in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease and will measure clinical efficacy and safety. Eligible participants must have a confirmed Crohn's diagnosis with both endoscopic and histopathologic evidence and meet specified CDAI and SES-CD thresholds at baseline. Central review of screening ileocolonoscopy videos is used to confirm endoscopic activity, and women of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy tests before dosing. The trial includes administration of icotrokinra or matching placebo with follow-up visits to monitor symptoms, endoscopic findings, and adverse events.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If effective, icotrokinra could reduce intestinal inflammation and symptoms and provide a new treatment option for patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease.
How similar studies have gone: Other therapies targeting inflammatory pathways have shown benefit in Crohn's disease, but icotrokinra itself is being tested in Phase 2/3 and its efficacy has not yet been established.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of CD established at least 12 weeks before screening including both endoscopic evidence and a histopathology report consistent with a diagnosis of CD * Moderately to severely active CD based on CDAI criteria, defined as baseline (Week I-0) CDAI score \>=220 but \<=450 and either mean daily SF count \>=4, or mean daily AP score \>=2 * Moderately to severely active CD based on SES-CD criteria assessed by baseline (Week I-0) endoscopic evidence of active ileal and/or colonic CD as assessed during central review of the screening video ileocolonoscopy defined as a SES-CD \>= 6 for participants with colonic or ileocolonic disease, and SES-CD \>= 4 for participants with isolated ileal disease, based on the presence of ulceration in any 1 of the 5 ileocolonic segments * A female participant of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum pregnancy test (beta-hCG) at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test at Week I-0 prior to administration of study intervention and agree to further pregnancy tests * Demonstrated an inadequate response to, or failure to tolerate conventional therapy but naïve to advanced therapies (advanced drug therapy \[ADT\]-naïve) or inadequate response to (that is, primary or secondary nonresponse) or failure to tolerate advanced therapy defined as biologics and/or advanced oral agents for the treatment of CD- (ADT-inadequate responder \[IR\]) as defined in the protocol Exclusion criteria: * Has complications of CD, such as symptomatic strictures or stenoses, short gut syndrome, or any other manifestation, that may require surgery while enrolled in the study and/or could impair the use of instruments (such as CDAI) to assess response to study intervention * Presence of a stoma or ostomy * Participants with presence of active fistulas may be included if there is no surgery needed * Colonic resection within 24 weeks before baseline or any other major surgery performed within 12 weeks before baseline * Presence on screening colonoscopy of adenomatous colon polyps outside of an area of known colitis not removed before randomization
Where it's running
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AZ Gastro Care
Chandler, Arizona, United States Recruiting -
Research Solutions of Arizona
Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States Recruiting -
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Recruiting -
Clinnova Research
Anaheim, California, United States Recruiting -
Southern California Research Center
Coronado, California, United States Recruiting -
Om Research, LLC 1
Lancaster, California, United States Recruiting
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TLC Clinical Research Inc
Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting -
GastroIntestinal Bioscience
Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting -
Hoag Memorial Hospital
Newport Beach, California, United States Recruiting -
Om Research, LLC 2
Oxnard, California, United States Recruiting -
Medical Associates Research Group, Inc.
San Diego, California, United States Recruiting -
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States Recruiting -
Peak Gastroenterology Associates
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
American Institute of Research
Cutler Bay, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Nature Coast Clinical Research
Inverness, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Florida Research Center Inc.
Lakewood Rch, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Sanchez Clinical Research, Inc
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting -
GCP Clinical Research
Tampa, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
Children's Center for Digestive Health Care
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
Gastroenterolgy Associates of Central GA
Macon, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
IU Health University Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Recruiting -
Kansas Gastroenterology, LLC
Wichita, Kansas, United States Recruiting -
Tri-State Gastroenterology Assoc
Crestview Hills, Kentucky, United States Recruiting -
University of Louisville - MedCenter One
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Recruiting -
Gastroenterology Clinic of Acadiana
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States Recruiting -
Delta Research Partners, LLC
West Monroe, Louisiana, United States Recruiting -
Chevy Chase Clinical Research
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
Woodholme Gastroenterology Associates
Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
Mayo Clinic 1
Rochester, Minnesota, United States Recruiting -
Westchester Putnam Gastroenterology
Carmel, New York, United States Recruiting -
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at NYU Langone
New York, New York, United States Recruiting -
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, United States Recruiting -
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York, United States Recruiting -
New York Gastroenterology Associates
New York, New York, United States Recruiting -
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
Atrium Health
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
The Oregon Clinic
Portland, Oregon, United States Recruiting -
Susquehanna Research Group
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States Recruiting -
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Ctr
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States Recruiting -
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Recruiting -
Jefferson Digestive Health Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Recruiting -
University Gastroenterology
Providence, Rhode Island, United States Recruiting -
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States Recruiting -
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, United States Recruiting -
DFW Clinical Trials
Carrollton, Texas, United States Recruiting -
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States Recruiting -
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States Recruiting -
Victorium Clinical Research
Houston, Texas, United States Recruiting
+345 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Study Contact
- Email: Participate-In-This-Study1@its.jnj.com
- Phone: 844-434-4210
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.