Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Trials in Charleston, SC

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of efavaleukin alfa on induction of clinical remission in participants with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). Participants will be randomized to receive 1 of 3 efavaleukin alfa doses or placebo during a 12-week induction period. Participants who complete the 12-week induction period will have the option to enter an exploratory long-term treatment period for up to 40 weeks (total of up to 52 weeks of treatment) if, in the opinion of the investigator, they may benefit from continued treatment. During the long-term period, participants randomized to efavaleukin alfa will remain on the same efavaleukin alfa blinded dose; participants randomized to placebo who achieved clinical response at week 12 will remain on placebo; and placebo non-responders (ie, participants randomized to placebo who did not achieve clinical response at week 12) will receive efavaleukin alfa in a blinded manner during continued treatment. All participants will complete a safety follow-up visit 6 weeks after their last dose of investigational product. Read Less

The hypothesis of this study is that appropriate time of day of administration of oral, once daily 5-ASA therapy in alignment with the host circadian rhythms will improve subclinical inflammation and microbial structure/function and increase mucosal 5-ASA levels. All subjects will be randomized to once daily 5-ASA medications at two different times of the day: between 06:00 - 10:00 h or 18:00 - 22:00 h. Three disease assessments will performed at: 1) enrollment just before randomization; 2) month 3, at the completion of first arm (Condition 1), and 3) month 6, after completion of the second arm (Condition 2). During these study time points, participants will be asked to complete questionnaires, track their 5-ASA medication usage, provide a stool sample, blood draw, urine test, wear a watch to measure sleep patterns, and complete a flexible sigmoidoscopy. Read Less