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Crohn's DiseaseVOICENCT06249555

VOICE-Early Response to Vedolizumab and IL-23 Antagonists in Participants With Crohn's Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

An observational study of Crohn's Disease, run by Alimentiv Inc. at 24 sites in 2 countries.

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Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

The primary aim of this study is to explore the time course of response to Vedolizumab in participants with CD as measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain Interference-short form (SF), as well as other PROMIS domain SFs (fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Crohn's Disease
What is being tested?
Vedolizumab (VDZ), Ustekinumab (UST) and Risankizumab (RISA)
How many people
300 participants
Where
24 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
20 Mar 2024to Dec 2026
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: This study will be conducted in US and Canadian participants with CD prescribed VDZ or IL-23 antagonists for the first time. Approximately 300 participants with CD who are initiating first-time treatment with VDZ or UIL-23 antagonists will be enrolled in this study.

Who may be able to join

  • Participant is an adult 18 years of age or older with confirmed CD, as per standard clinical criteria which may include symptoms, endoscopy, histopathology, and imaging.
  • Participant has active CD and has been prescribed as standard of care (SOC) and is planned to start VDZ or IL-23 antagonist therapy (UST, RISA, or GUS or MIR [if approved for the treatment of CD during the recruitment period for this study]) for the first time in accordance with the product label, as determined by the treating physician.
  • Participant has a baseline PROMIS Pain Interference-SF score ≥ 15 (corresponding T-score ≥ 55) (PROMIS Pain Interference-SF 8a [V1.1]).
  • Score is calculated by adding score (1 to 5) for each of the 8 subcomponents.
  • Participant has completed all SOC biologic work-up assessments (this may include assessment of tuberculosis, chronic infections, Clostridioides difficile infection and vaccination status per local practice).
  • Ability of participant to participate fully in all aspects of this observational study. Full comprehension of consent language and informed consent must be obtained from the participant and documented.

Who cannot join

  • Participant has CD-related surgery planned or anticipated during the study.
  • Participant has prior exposure to an advanced therapy for the treatment of CD (biologic or small molecule) other than an anti-TNF (i.e., anti-integrin, anti-IL, Janus kinase inhibitors, or sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1). Prior failure or intolerance to 2 or more anti-TNF (i.e., infliximab, adalimumab, or certolizumab pegol) therapies in the past 3 years is also cause for exclusion.
  • Participant has an active infection at baseline requiring intravenous systemic antibiotics.
  • Note: The treating physician must have completed all appropriate baseline screening tests as per the product label.
  • Participant has evidence of C. difficile toxin or is prescribed treatment for C. difficile infection, or other intestinal bacterial pathogen, ≤ 2 weeks prior to Screening.
  • Participant has chronic non-inflammatory bowel disease pain.

Trial locations and contacts

24 sites in 2 countries.

24 sites in 2 countries

Canada13 sites
  • GNRR Digestive Clinics and Research Center

    Brampton, Ontario, L6S0E2

  • University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G2X8

  • McMaster University Medical Center

    Hamilton, Ontatrio, L8N 3Z5

  • London Health Sciences Centre

    London, Ontario, N6A5A5

  • Alimentiv

    London, Ontario, N6Z5B6

  • West GTA Research Inc.

    Mississauga, Ontario, L5M7N4

  • Montreal General Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3G1A4

  • Rajbir Rai Medicine Professional Corporation

    Oakville, Ontario, L6L4P7

  • ABP Research Services Corp.

    Oakville, Ontario, L6L5L7

  • The Ottawa Hospital

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H8L6

  • Scarborough Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Scarborough Village, Ontario, M1B3V4

  • Toronto Immune & Digestive Health Institute Inc.

    Toronto, Ontario, M6A3B4

  • University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z2K5

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United States11 sites
  • GI Alliance - Bellevue - Washington Gastroenterology

    Bellevue, Washington, 98004

  • University of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02467

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • Northwestern University

    Evanston, Illinois, 60611

  • GI Alliance Research Fort Worth

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

  • GI Alliance Research Mansfield

    Mansfield, Texas, 76063

  • University Medical Center New Orleans

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • OR Clinic - East - GI

    Portland, Oregon, 97220

  • GI Alliance - Sun City

    Sun City, Arizona, 85351

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About this study

Official title: VOICE-Characterization of Early Response to Vedolizumab and IL-23 Antagonists in Participants With Crohn's Disease Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: A Prospective Observational Study

The primary aim of this study is to explore the time course of response to Vedolizumab in participants with CD as measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain Interference-short form (SF), as well as other PROMIS domain SFs (fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, physical function, and ability to participate in social roles and activities); other PRO measures will also be assessed.

Read the detailed description

Vedolizumab (VDZ), a monoclonal antibody that selectively targets intestinal T-cell trafficking, is an effective and safe treatment for moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD). Recent evidence from open-label, blinded endpoint studies such as VERSIFY and LOVE-CD provide further support for the efficacy of VDZ in achieving clinical, endoscopic, histologic and radiologic disease improvement in CD. Despite these data, VDZ is generally perceived to have a slower onset of action than other biologics, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists and the interleukin (IL)-12/23 antagonist, ustekinumab (UST). The IL-23 antagonist risankizumab (RISA) has been more recently approved for treatment of CD and post-hoc analyses of SEQUENCE trial data showed RISA to be superior to UST for inducing clinical remission at Week 24, and thus, RISA may also be considered to have a quicker onset of action than VDZ. This perception largely emanates from the results of the VDZ pivotal for CD (GEMINI 2) where efficacy was assessed at Week 6 after only 2 doses in a largely refractory population. However, in clinical practice VDZ induction consists of 3 doses of VDZ 300 mg administered intravenously at weeks 0, 2 and 6 instead of the 2 doses used in the pivotal trials. In recent clinical trials, induction endpoints for therapeutics in CD are now typically measured at least after Week 12. Accordingly, it is uncertain whether the generally held perception of a relatively slow onset of action for VDZ is accurate. Moreover, it should also be noted that the perception of a slow onset of action has also been conflated to infer that VDZ is a relatively less effective induction therapy in CD than TNF antagonists or UST. Further data to evaluate these issues are needed.

Rapidity of symptom resolution, which is commonly used as a surrogate for speed of onset, is a priority for patients and clinicians. It is therefore important to better understand the kinetics of symptom improvement captured using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients initiating VDZ for treatment of CD.

Conditions
Crohn's Disease
Being tested
Vedolizumab (VDZ), Ustekinumab (UST), Risankizumab (RISA), Guselkumab (GUS), Mirikizumab (MIR)
Keywords
Vedolizumab, Ustekinumab, Patient reported outcome, IL-23 antagonists, Risankizumab
Medical subject headings
Crohn Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Vedolizumab (VDZ)Drug

    Also called Entyvio

    Participants will receive VDZ as part of routine care.

  • Ustekinumab (UST)Drug

    Also called Stelara

    Participants will receive UST as part of routine care.

  • Risankizumab (RISA)Drug

    Also called Skyrizi

    Participants will receive RISA as part of routine care.

  • Guselkumab (GUS)Drug

    Also called Tremfya

    Participants will receive GUS as part of routine care.

  • Mirikizumab (MIR)Drug

    Also called Omvoh

    Participants will receive MIR as part of routine care.

Study groups in NCT06249555
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
VedolizumabGroup one will include participants who will be starting Vedolizumab as part of routine care. Dose, frequency and duration are not mandated as part of the study and are determined by the health care provider.
Receives: Drug: Vedolizumab (VDZ)
IL-23 AntagonistsGroup two will include participants who will be starting an IL-23 antagonist as part of routine care. Dose, frequency and duration are not mandated as part of the study and are determined by the health care provider.
Receives: Drug: Ustekinumab (UST); Drug: Risankizumab (RISA); Drug: Guselkumab (GUS); Drug: Mirikizumab (MIR)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To assess time of onset of biologic therapy in pain interference

    Time to meaningful clinical improvement in pain interference, defined as a ≥ 2-point decrease in the PROMIS Pain Interference-SF T-score

    Measured: Baseline to Week 14

Secondary outcomes (24)
  1. To assess time of onset of biologic therapy in multiple QOL and functioning domains

    Time to meaningful clinical improvement for each individual PROMIS domain, defined as a ≥ 2-point change in the direction of improvement in the respective PROMIS domain T-score (Note: A higher PROMIS domain T-score represents more of the concept being measured. For the Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities domain an increase in T-score

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  2. To assess the efficacy of therapy in inducing a meaningful clinical improvement in pain interference through Week 52 through a reduction in PROMIS - Pain Interference - Short Form Scores.

    Meaningful clinical improvement in each individual PROMIS domain at Weeks 14, 30, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  3. To assess the efficacy of therapy in inducing a meaningful clinical improvement in fatigue through Week 52 through a reduction in PROMIS - Fatigue - Short Form Scores.

    Meaningful clinical improvement in each individual PROMIS domain at Weeks 14, 30, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  4. To assess the efficacy of therapy in inducing a meaningful clinical improvement in anxiety through Week 52 through a reduction in PROMIS - Emotional Distress - Anxiety - Short Form Scores.

    Meaningful clinical improvement in each individual PROMIS domain at Weeks 14, 30, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  5. To assess the efficacy of therapy in inducing a meaningful clinical improvement in depression through Week 52 through a reduction in PROMIS Emotional Distress - Depression - Short Form.

    Meaningful clinical improvement in each individual PROMIS domain at Weeks 14, 30, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  6. To assess the efficacy of therapy in inducing a meaningful clinical improvement in sleep disturbance through Week 52 through a reduction in PROMIS - Sleep Disturbance - Short Form.

    Meaningful clinical improvement in each individual PROMIS domain at Weeks 14, 30, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  7. To assess the efficacy of therapy in inducing a meaningful clinical improvement in physical function through Week 52 through a reduction in PROMIS - Physical Function - Short Form.

    Meaningful clinical improvement in each individual PROMIS domain at Weeks 14, 30, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  8. To assess the efficacy of therapy in inducing a meaningful clinical improvement in ability to participate in social roles and activities through Week 52 through a reduction in PROMIS - Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities - Short Form.

    Meaningful clinical improvement in each individual PROMIS domain at Weeks 14, 30, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  9. To assess early change in patient-reported symptoms within the PRO-2 through Week 14.

    Change in PRO-2 (liquid/very soft stool frequency + abdominal pain) from baseline to Week 14.

    Measured: Baseline to Week 14

  10. To assess early change in patient-reported symptoms within the PROMIS - Pain Interference - Short Form through Week 14

    Change in PROMIS Pain Interference-SF from baseline to Week 14.

    Measured: Baseline to Week 14

  11. To assess early change in patient-reported symptoms within the PROMIS - Fatigue - Short Form through Week 14

    Change in PROMIS Fatigue-SF scores from baseline to Week 14.

    Measured: Baseline to Week 14

  12. To assess early change in patient-reported symptoms within the PROMIS - Anxiety - Short Form through Week 14

    Change in PROMIS Anxiety-SF-scores from baseline to Weeks 2, 6, and 14.

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6 and 14

  13. To assess early change in patient-reported symptoms within the PROMIS - Depression - Short Form through Week 14

    Change in PROMIS Depression- SF-scores from baseline to Weeks 2, 6, and 14.

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6 and 14

  14. To assess early change in patient-reported symptoms within the PROMIS - Sleep Disturbance - Short Form through Week 14

    Change in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance- SF-scores from baseline to Weeks 2, 6, and 14.

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6 and 14

  15. To assess early change in patient-reported symptoms within the PROMIS - Physical Function - Short Form through Week 14

    Change in PROMIS Physical Function- SF-scores from baseline to Weeks 2, 6, and 14.

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6 and 14

  16. To assess early change in patient-reported symptoms within the PROMIS - Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities - Short Form through Week 14

    Change in PROMIS Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities- SF-scores from baseline to Weeks 2, 6, and 14.

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6 and 14

  17. To evaluate the association between the PRO-2 and each PROMIS domain

    Correlation between PRO-2 scores and each individual PROMIS domain T-score

    • Correlation between change in PRO-2 scores and change in each individual PROMIS domain T-score

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 14, 30, and 52

  18. To assess the efficacy of therapy in resolving patient-reported symptoms by obtaining PRO-2 clinical remission, defined as a stool frequency score ≤ 3 and abdominal pain score ≤ 1 using unweighted subscores through week 52.

    PRO-2 improvement (defined as a stool frequency score defined as a stool frequency score ≤ 3 and abdominal pain score ≤ 1 using unweighted subscores and no worsening of stool frequency and/or abdominal pain scores from baseline )

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

  19. To assess the efficacy of therapy in resolving patient-reported symptoms by obtaining PRO-2 clinical response, defined as a decrease in the weighted PRO-2 of ≥ 50% from baseline through week 52.

    PRO-2 enhanced clinical response defined as a decrease in the weighted PRO-2 of ≥ 50% from baseline through week 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

  20. To assess the efficacy of therapy in resolving fecal urgency defined by a change in UNRS scores from baseline through week 52.

    SIBDQ remission (defined as an SIBDQ score ≥ 60) at Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

  21. To assess the efficacy of therapy in resolving patient-reported symptoms and improving health related QOL as shown by SIBDQ improvement, defined as ≥ 9-point increase in the SIBDQ from baseline through week 52.

    PRO-2 clinical response (defined as a decrease in the weighted PRO-2 of ≥ 50% from baseline) at Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

  22. To assess the efficacy of therapy in resolving patient-reported symptoms and improving health related QOL as shown by obtaining SIBDQ remission, defined as an SIBDQ score ≥ 60 through week 52.

    PRO-2 clinical remission (defined as a stool frequency score ≤ 3 and abdominal pain score ≤ 1 using unweighted subscores) at Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

  23. To assess the durability of symptom improvement

    PRO-2 clinical remission at Week 52 among participants who had PRO-2 clinical remission at Week 14

    Measured: Baseline to Week 14

  24. To assess the efficacy of therapy in resolving patient-reported symptoms by obtaining PRO-2 clinical response through week 52.

    PRO-2 clinical response defined as ≥ 30% decrease from baseline in unweighted stool frequency score or a ≥ 30% decrease from baseline in unweighted abdominal pain scores, with neither increasing from baseline

    Measured: Baseline to Weeks 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, and 52

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Feb 2024
  2. Study start20 Mar 2024
  3. Primary completionDec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2026 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
300 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06249555
Sponsor's protocol ID
TAK01796
Acronym
VOICE
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
24 Jan 2024
Last updated
2 Nov 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Crohn's Disease, run by Alimentiv Inc. at 24 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Nov 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 24 sites in Canada, United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To assess time of onset of biologic therapy in pain interference (time frame: Baseline to Week 14). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Nov 2026.

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