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RecruitingNCT07470879ELEVATE-UCkidsUpdated Oct 26, 2026

A Study of How the Medicine Called "Etrasimod" Works in Children With the Gut Disease Called Ulcerative Colitis

A Phase 2 interventional study of Etrasimod in Colitis, Ulcerative, sponsored by Pfizer. Recruiting at 46 sites in 10 countries. Open to participants aged 2 Years to 11 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-26.

Sponsored by Pfizer · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2026; still recruiting 5 months later.
Updated Oct 26, 2026Site recruiting status changed7 sites added+1 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
2 Years to 11 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of etrasimod for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in pediatrics participants (≥ 2 years up to \< 12 years of age). Participants who will complete the total 52-week treatment period will have the opportunity to continue in a Long-Term Extension (LTE) Period of up to 4 years (5 years after study enrollment).

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Conditions studied

  • Colitis, Ulcerative

Keywords

  • ulcerative
  • colitis
  • ulcerative colitis
  • etrasimod
  • pediatrics
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In context

Colitis, Ulcerative

1,853 studies on the registry are indexed under Colitis, Ulcerative; 472 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 24 is below the median of 70 across 1,236 interventional studies indexed under Colitis, Ulcerative.

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Lead sponsor

Pfizer is the lead sponsor of 3,334 studies on the registry; 149 are open to participants now.

Of its 601 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 391 (65%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years to 11 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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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

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

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
24 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Etrasimod

    Etrasimod by mouth, once daily up to 52 weeks

    Drug: Etrasimod

Interventions

  • Once daily by mouth

    Also known as: APD334

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number and percent of enrolled participants with clinical remission based on Modified Mayo Score (MMS) at Week 52

    Clinical remission was defined as a total Mayo score of 2 points or lower, with no individual subscore exceeding 1 point (SF= 1 or 0), ES=1 or 0 and RB=0. Mayo score: instrument designed to measure disease activity of ulcerative colitis. will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 52

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number and percent of enrolled participants with clinical remission based on MMS at Week 12

    Clinical remission was defined as a total Mayo score of 2 points or lower, with no individual subscore exceeding 1 point (SF= 1 or 0), ES=1 or 0 and RB=0. Mayo score: instrument designed to measure disease activity of ulcerative colitis. will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 12

  2. Number and percent of enrolled participants with clinical response based on MMS score components at Week 12

    Clinical response was defined as a ≥2-point and ≥30% decrease from baseline in MMS, and a ≥1-point decrease from baseline in RB subscore or an absolute RB subscore ≤ 1. These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 12

  3. Number and percent of enrolled participants with clinical response based on MMS score components at Week 52

    Clinical response was defined as a ≥2-point and ≥30% decrease from baseline in MMS, and a ≥1-point decrease from baseline in RB subscore or an absolute RB subscore ≤ 1. These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 52

  4. Number and percent of enrolled participants endoscopic improvement based on MMS score components at Week 12

    Endoscopic improvement defined as ES ≤1 (excluding friability). These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 12

  5. Number and percent of enrolled participants endoscopic improvement based on MMS score components at Week 52

    Endoscopic improvement defined as ES ≤1 (excluding friability). These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 52

  6. Number and percent of enrolled participants Clinical remission at Week 12 and who had not been receiving corticosteroids for ≥2 weeks immediately prior to Week 12

    Clinical remission was defined as a total Mayo score of 2 points or lower, with no individual subscore exceeding 1 point (SF= 1 or 0), ES=1 or 0 and RB=0. Number of weeks off corticosteroids prior to week 12 visit will be used to determine end point. Mayo score: instrument designed to measure disease activity of ulcerative colitis. These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 12

  7. Number and percent of enrolled participants Clinical remission at Week 52 and who had not been receiving corticosteroids for ≥12 weeks immediately prior to Week 52

    Clinical remission was defined as a total Mayo score of 2 points or lower, with no individual subscore exceeding 1 point (SF= 1 or 0), ES=1 or 0 and RB=0. Number of weeks off corticosteroids prior to week 52 visit will be used to determine end point. Mayo score: instrument designed to measure disease activity of ulcerative colitis. These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 52

  8. Number and percent of enrolled participants Symptomatic remission at all time points up to Week 52

    Symptomatic remission was defined as SF subscore = 0 or 1 and an RB subscore = 0. These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Week 52

  9. Number and percent of enrolled participants Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) clinical remission from baseline to Week 260

    Clinical remission by PUCAI is defined as a score \<10. These assessments will be conducted at each visit. These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Baseline, through Week 260

  10. Number and percent of enrolled participants PUCAI clinical response from baseline to Week 260

    Clinical response by PUCAI is defined as a score ≥ 20 point reduction from baseline. These assessments will be conducted at each visit.These results will be summarized by the number and percentage of participants achieving the response, along with a two-sided 95% CI.

    Time frame: Baseline, through Week 260

  11. Number and percentage of participants reporting a positive taste/palatability score

    The responses to taste acceptability questionnaire on etrasimod tablets and granules will be summarized using count and percentage for SAS

    Time frame: Week 2

  12. Number and percentage of participants reporting a positive taste/palatability score

    The responses to taste acceptability questionnaire on etrasimod tablets and granules will be summarized using count and percentage for SAS

    Time frame: Week 12

  13. Change from baseline in Z-Scores height and weight

    These assessments will be conducted at each visit. The values and change from baseline will be summarized using number of observations, mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values by visit for SAS.

    Time frame: Baseline through Week 260

  14. Number of Participants with Treatment Emergent Treatment-Related Adverse Events (AEs), including Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and AEs leading to discontinuation.

    Treatment-related AE was any untoward medical occurrence attributed to study drug in a participant who received study drug. Serious adverse event (SAE) was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. Treatment-emergent are events between first dose of study drug and up to 28 days after last dose that were absent before treatment or that worsened relative to pretreatment state. Relatedness to etrasimod was assessed by the investigator (Yes/No). Participants with multiple occurrences of an AE within a category were counted once within the category.

    Time frame: Baseline up to 28 days after last dose of study intervention

  15. Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Findings in Laboratory Examinations

    Following parameters were analyzed for laboratory examination: hematology (hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell count, platelet count, white blood cell count, total neutrophils, eosinophils, monocytes, basophils, lymphocytes); Hepatobiliary biochemistry: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Albumin, Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Bilirubin ; Renal Function Tests: Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, Creatinine Kinase, Uric Acid ; Electrolytes: Sodium, Potassium; Glucose; Urine analysis: (decimal logarithm of reciprocal of hydrogen ion activity )\[pH\], Specific gravity. Clinically significant laboratory abnormality findings were based on investigator discretion.

    Time frame: Baseline up to 28 days after last dose of study intervention

  16. Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Change in Vital Signs

    Following vital sign parameters were assessed: diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, respiration rate, pulse rate, temperature and body weight. Number of participants with clinically significant change in any vital sign parameter compared to baseline were reported. Clinically significant change in vital signs criteria were based on investigator's discretion.

    Time frame: Baseline up to week 260

  17. Plasma concentration verses time of study intervention

    Samples collected prior to daily dosing of study intervention for measurement of plasma concentrations of etrasimod will be analyzed using a validated analytical method in compliance with applicable SOPs.

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 2 and 4

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Study locations

45 of 46 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Pfizer will provide access to individual de-identified participant data and related study documents (e.g. protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), Clinical Study Report (CSR)) upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria, conditions, and exceptions. Further details on Pfizer's data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests.

Data sharing details ↗ · www.pfizer.com

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started May 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Sep 2030, 51 months after the start.

Of 109 industry-sponsored phase 2 interventional studies under Colitis, Ulcerative, half reached primary completion within 27 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 21 and three quarters within 35. This study's planned 51 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 153 studies reached it within 28 months; a quarter within 22 and three quarters within 43.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 10, 2026
First posted
Mar 13, 2026
StartActual
May 28, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Sep 8, 2030
CompletionEst.
Aug 18, 2034
Last update
Oct 26, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Sites
7 sites added, 3 sites removed. 4 sites changed recruiting status (4 now recruiting)
Show 4 sites
  • Perth Children's Hospital · Perth, AustraliaNot yet recruiting→Recruiting
  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · Milan, ItalyNot yet recruiting→Recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS · Florence, ItalyNot yet recruiting→Recruiting
  • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children · Bristol, United KingdomNot yet recruiting→Recruiting
Show 7 added (3 United States, 1 Australia, 1 Canada, 1 France, 1 Germany)
  • Investigational Drug Services - Riley Hospital · Indianapolis, United States
  • IU Health North Hospital · Indianapolis, United States
  • Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health · Indianapolis, United States
  • Queensland Children's Hospital · Brisbane, Australia
  • University of Alberta · Edmonton, Canada
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant · Bron, France
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1 · Münster, Germany
Show 3 removed
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant · Bron, France
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster - Albert Schweitzer Campus · Münster, Germany
  • Kaplan Medical Center Pharmacy · Rehovot, Israel
Oct 26, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 26, 2026
    7 sites added, 3 sites removed. 4 sites changed recruiting status (4 now recruiting)
    Show 4 sites
    • Perth Children's Hospital · Perth, AustraliaNot yet recruiting→Recruiting
    • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · Milan, ItalyNot yet recruiting→Recruiting
    • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS · Florence, ItalyNot yet recruiting→Recruiting
    • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children · Bristol, United KingdomNot yet recruiting→Recruiting
    Show 7 added (3 United States, 1 Australia, 1 Canada, 1 France, 1 Germany)
    • Investigational Drug Services - Riley Hospital · Indianapolis, United States
    • IU Health North Hospital · Indianapolis, United States
    • Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health · Indianapolis, United States
    • Queensland Children's Hospital · Brisbane, Australia
    • University of Alberta · Edmonton, Canada
    • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant · Bron, France
    • Universitätsklinikum Münster, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1 · Münster, Germany
    Show 3 removed
    • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant · Bron, France
    • Universitätsklinikum Münster - Albert Schweitzer Campus · Münster, Germany
    • Kaplan Medical Center Pharmacy · Rehovot, Israel
    + 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
NCT07470879
Lead sponsor
Pfizer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 13, 2026
Start date
May 28, 2026
Primary completion
Sep 8, 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 18, 2034 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 26, 2026

Study contacts

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
Contact
ClinicalTrials.gov_Inquiries@pfizer.com
1-800-718-1021
Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
study director · Pfizer

Oversight

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