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A Study to Generate Real-world Evidence of Guselkumab Effectiveness in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Germany

An observational study in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colitis, Ulcerative and Crohn's Disease, sponsored by Janssen-Cilag G.m.b.H. Recruiting at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-03.

Sponsored by Janssen-Cilag G.m.b.H (part of Johnson & Johnson) · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Aug 2025; still recruiting 1 year 2 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
500
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize participants with Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) treated with Guselkumab in a real-world setting, and to assess the clinical effectiveness (how well the treatment works) in the overall population and in different participant subgroups. Furthermore patient-reported outcomes like fatigue, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), sexuality, work productivity and activity as well as treatment satisfaction will be assessed.

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Conditions studied

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Colitis, Ulcerative
  • Crohn's Disease

Keywords

  • IBD
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Digestive System Diseases
  • Colonic Diseases
  • Intestinal Diseases
  • Pathologic Processes
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Colitis, Ulcerative
  • Ulcer
  • Guselkumab
  • Tremfya
  • Inflammatory
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In context

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

1,550 studies on the registry are indexed under Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; 426 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 500 is above the median of 140 across 626 observational studies indexed under Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Janssen-Cilag G.m.b.H is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

The study population will include participants with confirmed diagnosis of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease (CD) or Ulcerative colitis (UC) disease.

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Must be eligible for biologic treatment and initiate guselkumab according to the approved indications as described in the current version of the summary of product characteristics
  2. Signed form is available, allowing data collection and source data verification in accordance with local requirements
  3. By judgement of the treating physician, the participant is able and willing to complete the patient-reported outcome(s) (PROs) assessments for the duration of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has a history of more than 4 lines of advanced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) therapy
  2. Has been previously exposed to interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitors. As an exception, participants with history of ustekinumab exposure may be included
  3. Has had a colectomy and/or a pouch
  4. Is currently enrolled in an interventional clinical study or another non-interventional study from Janssen or Johnson \& Johnson (J\&J)
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
500 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Group 1: Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis (UC) or Crohn's Disease (CD)

    Participants with confirmed diagnosis of moderate-to-severe UC or CD treated with guselkumab as per standard clinical practice will be enrolled. Only data available from clinical routine will be collected in this study. During the observational period, data will be collected at weeks 0 (baseline), 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96, where available as per clinical routine. The respective collection times relate to the first study dose of guselkumab.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission for Crohn's Disease (CD) as Measured by Harvey-Bradshaw Index (HBI)

    Clinical remission for CD is defined as the HBI score less than or equal to (\<=) 4. HBI score is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Week 48

  2. Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission for Ulcerative Colitis (UC) as Measured by Partial Mayo Score (PMS)

    Clinical remission for UC is defined as the PMS score \<=2 and a rectal bleeding subscore of 0. Mayo scoring system is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Week 48

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to Guselkumab Discontinuation

    Time to guselkumab discontinuation (treatment persistency) will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  2. Change in Stool Frequency Within the First 4 Weeks of Guselkumab Administration

    Change in stool frequency for participants will be asked, that is, how many bowel movements they had in last 24 hours, how many of those were very soft or liquid, or how many has occurred during the night.

    Time frame: Up to Week 4

  3. Change in Rectal Bleeding Within First 4 Weeks of Guselkumab Administration

    Change in rectal bleeding for participants will be asked, that is, how severe were the rectal bleedings in the last 24 hours.

    Time frame: Up to Week 4

  4. Change in Abdominal Pain Within the First 4 Weeks of Guselkumab Administration

    Change in abdominal pain for participants will be asked, that is, how severe was the abdominal pain in the last 24 hours.

    Time frame: Up to Week 4

  5. Change in Bowel Urgency and Nocturnal Bowel Movement (NBM) Within the First 4 Weeks of Guselkumab Administration

    Change in bowel urgency and NBM for participants will be asked, that is, how severe were the bowel urgency and NBM in the last 24 hours.

    Time frame: Up to Week 4

  6. Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response for CD as Measured by HBI

    Clinical response for CD is defined as the HBI Score \<=4 or a decrease by greater than or equal to (\>=) 3. HBI score is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  7. Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response for UC as Measured by PMS

    Clinical response for UC is defined as the PMS \<4 or \>=30% reduction of baseline PMS. Mayo scoring system is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  8. Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission for CD as Measured by HBI

    Clinical remission for CD is defined as the HBI Score \<=4. HBI score is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  9. Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission for UC as Measured by PMS

    Clinical remission for UC is defined as the PMS score \<=2 and a rectal bleeding subscore of 0. Mayo scoring system is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  10. Percentage of Participants Achieving Corticosteroid-free Clinical Response for CD as Measured by HBI

    Corticosteroid-free clinical response for CD is defined as HBI score \<=4 or decrease in HBI score \>=3 from baseline and no use of steroids for at least 30 days. HBI score is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  11. Percentage of Participants Achieving Corticosteroid-free Clinical Response for UC as Measured by PMS

    Corticosteroid-free clinical response for UC is defined as the PMS Score \<=4 or \>= 30% reduction of baseline and no use of steroids for at least 30 days. Mayo scoring system is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  12. Percentage of Participants Achieving Corticosteroid-free Clinical Remission for CD as Measured by HBI

    Corticosteroid-free clinical remission for CD is defined as no use of steroids for at least 30 days and HBI score \<=4. HBI score is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  13. Percentage of Participants Achieving Corticosteroid-free Clinical Remission for UC as Measured by PMS

    Corticosteroid-free clinical remission for UC is defined as no use of steroids for at least 30 days and PMS \<2 and a rectal bleeding subscore of 0. Mayo scoring system is used to assess disease severity and treatment effectiveness.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  14. Percentage of Participants with C-reactive Protein (CRP) Less Than or Equal to 5 milligram/litre (mg/L)

    Percentage of participants with CRP level \<=5 mg/L, indicating normalization of systemic inflammation will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  15. Change in CRP Levels

    Change in CRP levels will be reported to assess inflammation status.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  16. Percentage of Participants with Fecal Calprotectin (fCAL) Levels Less Than or Equal to 250 microgram/gram (mcg/g)

    Percentage of participants with fCal levels \<=250 mcg/g will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  17. Change in fCAL Levels

    Change in fCAL levels indicating progression or improvement in inflammation will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  18. Change in Hemoglobin Levels

    Change in hemoglobin levels to assess anemia, measured in gram per deciliter (g/dL) will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  19. Change in Transferrin Saturation

    Serum iron and total iron binding capacity will be combined to report transferrin saturation in percentage (%).

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  20. Change from Baseline in Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) as Measured by IBD Symptoms

    Health related quality of life changes as measured by IBD symptoms (abdominal pain, bowel urgency, nocturnal bowel movements (NBM), rectal bleeding, stool frequency) will be reported. IBD related symptoms changes will be reported by patient diary.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 96

  21. Change from Baseline in General Quality of Life Measured by Short Health Scale (SHS) Score

    Quality of life will be assessed by SHS score. SHS is a health related quality of life questionnaire in which the participants rate the disease impact on 4 important aspects of subjective health (symptoms, function, worry, and general well-being). Responses are scored on 100-millimeter (mm) visual analogue scales and presented as individual scores for each of the four questions. The scores are then added for a total score. Total score ranges from 0 (low disease activity) to 100 (high disease activity).

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 96

  22. Change from Baseline in IBD-Specific Quality of Life Measured by Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ) Scale Score

    SIBDQ is a 10-item instrument developed to assess the participants perception of their health status specifically related to IBD over the past two weeks. The SIBDQ evaluates the following dimensions: psychological well-being (feelings of emotional health and stability), physical well-being (the impact of disease symptoms on physical health), social function (the influence of the disease on social activities and interactions) and digestive function (the effect of gastrointestinal symptoms on daily life). The total score ranges from 10 (worst health) to 70 (best health).

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 96

  23. Change from Baseline in Fatigue Measured by Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy- Fatigue (FACIT-F) Score

    FACIT-F is a 13-item questionnaire that evaluates the impact of fatigue on a participants daily life over the past week. It measures various aspects, including: emotional well-being, physical well-being, functional well-being and social/family well-being. The total FACIT-Fatigue score ranges from 0 to 52, with a higher score indicating less fatigue.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 96

  24. Change from Baseline in Treatment Satisfaction Measured by Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication-9 (TSQM-9) Scores

    TSQM-9 is a 9-item general instrument that measures the major dimensions of satisfaction with a medication. The questionnaire consists of 3 domains: effectiveness, convenience and side effects. The scores of each domain range from 0 to 100 with higher scores representing higher satisfaction on that domain.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 96

  25. Change from Baseline in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Measured by Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Questionnaire

    The WPAI consist of four types of scores: absenteeism (work time missed), presenteeism (impairment at work/reduced on-the-job effectiveness), work productivity loss (overall work impairment / absenteeism plus presenteeism) and activity impairment. Outcomes are expressed as impairment percentages, with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity that is worse outcomes.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 96

  26. Change from Baseline in Sexuality Measured by Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire (ISQ)-IBD

    The ISQ-IBD is a 5-item questionnaire designed to assess the impact of chronic IBD on participants sexual well-being. Participants are asked to evaluate their situation over the past seven days, with responses tailored to include individuals who may not currently be sexually active. The questionnaire measures various aspects, including: impact of disease on sexual life, satisfaction with physical affection, fear of sexual activity, perceived fear from partner and satisfaction with sexual activity frequency.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 96

  27. Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    An AE is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, is a suspected transmission of any infectious agent via a medicinal product and is an important medical event.

    Time frame: Up to Week 108

  28. Number of Participants with Special Situations

    Special Situations include safety events of interest that require reporting for safety evaluation, but are not limited to: drug exposure during pregnancy; exposure to a product from breastfeeding; overdose of a product; suspected abuse/misuse of a product; inadvertent or accidental exposure; any failure of expected pharmacological action; unexpected therapeutic or clinical benefit from use of a product; medication error; suspected transmission of any infectious agent or Off-label use of a product.

    Time frame: Up to Week 108

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

2 registry updates since Sep 25, 2026
Minor edits
Nothing that changes what the study is or who can join. Edited: verification date
2 updates, last Nov 3, 2026
Show all 2 updates
  1. Nov 3, 2026
    Minor edits only
    + 1 other change: verification date
  2. Sep 25, 2026
    Minor edits only
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07102368
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 3, 2025
Start date
Aug 18, 2025
Primary completion
Jan 15, 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 15, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 3, 2026

Study contacts

Study Contact
Contact
Participate-In-This-Study1@its.jnj.com
844-434-4210
Janssen-Cilag G.m.b.H, Germany Clinical Trial
study director · Janssen-Cilag G.m.b.H

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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