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Condition (MeSH)

Colitis

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1,889 trials for Colitis or a narrower condition beneath it. Takeda has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 48.

MeSH D003092 Digestive System Diseases C06
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Phase 1 Phase 1 166 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 42 Phase 2 Phase 2 283 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 38 Phase 3 Phase 3 201 Phase 4 Phase 4 130 Not applicable Not applicable 439 Observational Observational 586 Phase 1 Phase 1 166 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 42 Phase 2 Phase 2 283 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 38 Phase 3 Phase 3 201 Phase 4 Phase 4 130 Not applicable Not applicable 439 Observational Observational 586

Trials per phase

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127 of the 1,889 trials are tagged with Colitis itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Colitis trials start? (32)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 9 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 143

1995: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1996: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 1997: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1998: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1999: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2000: 4 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 2001: 4 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2002: 13 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1) 2003: 21 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6) 2004: 19 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 4, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2005: 23 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2006: 33 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 9, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 2) 2007: 42 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 10, Phase 1 2) 2008: 38 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2009: 44 trials (Observational 17, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 9, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 3) 2010: 42 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 4) 2011: 49 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2012: 62 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 12, Phase 2 15, Phase 1 8) 2013: 66 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 11) 2014: 75 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 22, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 13, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2015: 86 trials (Observational 27, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 6) 2016: 96 trials (Observational 31, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 10) 2017: 90 trials (Observational 27, Not applicable 28, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 7) 2018: 106 trials (Observational 33, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 19, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 9) 2019: 105 trials (Observational 31, Not applicable 30, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 11) 2020: 94 trials (Observational 33, Not applicable 19, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 11) 2021: 111 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 24, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 11, Phase 2 17, Phase 1 15) 2022: 113 trials (Observational 48, Not applicable 24, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 8) 2023: 105 trials (Observational 32, Not applicable 31, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 10) 2024: 134 trials (Observational 46, Not applicable 42, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 12) 2025: 143 trials (Observational 53, Not applicable 38, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 25, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 143
2025 143
2024 134
2023 105
2022 113
2021 111
2020 94
2019 105
2018 106
2017 90

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 160 trials starting in 2026 and about 150 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 186 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 27 months across 1,089 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Colitis trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 166
Phase 1/2 42
Phase 2 283
Phase 2/3 38
Phase 3 201
Phase 4 130
Not applicable 439
Observational 586
Expanded access 4

How many Colitis trials are recruiting? (11)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 121
Recruiting 263
Enrolling by invitation 27
Active, not recruiting 90
Available 3

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Colitis trials? (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Takeda 48
AbbVie 40
Pfizer 37
Janssen Research & Development, LLC 27
Bausch Health Americas, Inc. 18

Which drugs are being tested for Colitis? (5)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
INFLIXIMAB 49
Etrasimod 17
(CP-6890,550) Tofacitinib 16
Ozanimod 14
Fecal Microbiota 10

Interventions as named in the registry (10)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
MMX Mesalamine 60
Vedolizumab IV 59
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation 36
Adalimumab-US 32
SC golimumab 20

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Colitis trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Colitis ulcerative 1,534 120
Colitis Ulcerative 740 18
COLITIS ULCERATIVE 445 17
Crohn's disease 390 22
Anaemia 214 76

Which publications cover Colitis? (364)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (4)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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