Zymfentra (Infliximab-dyyb) REal World Cohort STudy
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Time periods mentioned: 1 year
- Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Participants being prescribed Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb as part of their regular medical care for CD or UC will answer online survey questions about their bowel habits for 1 year."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study looks at whether Zymfentra reduces bowel symptoms over 1 year in adults with inflammatory bowel disease, which causes swelling in the gut. Participants are prescribed Zymfentra as part of their usual care and answer online surveys about their bowel habits for 1 year.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how effective Zymfentra (IFX=dyyb) is when treating patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) Does Zymfentra lead to a reduction in symptoms at intervals throughout one year? Participants being prescribed Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb as part of their regular medical care for CD or UC will answer online survey questions about their bowel habits for 1 year.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- You are age 18 or older.
- You have Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDU). IBDU means doctors cannot tell which of the two diseases you have.
- You are starting Zymfentra at week 10 after getting infliximab through a vein at weeks 0, 2, and 6, OR you are switching from ongoing infliximab treatment through a vein to Zymfentra.
- Your diagnosis is confirmed by symptoms and tests that show swelling or damage in your gut, such as scans, a camera exam, or tissue samples.
- The study clinic expects to follow your care for the next 12 months.
Who can't join
- You cannot give informed consent, which means understanding the study and agreeing to take part.
- You do not speak English.
- You are visiting the clinic for a one-time consultation only.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: \- 1. Adult patients, age 18 years or older, with Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) or Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unclassified (IBDU), who are either starting Zymfentra at week 10 (IFX-dyyb) in the setting of standard-of-care initiation with intravenous Infliximab (IFX) originator or IFX biosimilars induction therapy at weeks 0,2,6 or switching from intravenous IFX originator or IFX biosimilars during maintenance therapy to Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb) 2. Anticipation that the patient will be followed by the participating center for the next 12 months. 3\. Diagnosis of CD, UC or IBDU must be established based on standard clinical, radiographic, endoscopic, and histologic criteria as described below. The following diagnostic criteria were developed by the NIDDK IBD Genetics Consortium and are provided as guidelines to complete documentation on individuals with CD, UC or IBDU: A) Symptoms including one or more: diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, fever, complicated perianal disease, extraintestinal manifestations, weight loss or failure to thrive. AND B) Symptoms on two or more occasions separated by at least 8 weeks or ongoing symptoms of at least 6 weeks duration. When there has been a single episode of colitis (in some instances less than 6 weeks duration) resulting in colectomy and resolution of disease symptoms, pathology on the colectomy specimen should be consistent with idiopathic IBD and microbiology studies should be negative. AND C) One or more of the following providing objective evidence of inflammation: Endoscopic: Mucosal edema, erythema, loss of normal submucosal vasculature, friability, ulceration, stricture formation, pseudopolyps, mucosal edema, erythema. Where there are only minor changes (mucosal edema, erythema, loss of normal submucosal vasculature, friability) mucosal biopsies should have been done to confirm the presence of IBD. Radiologic: Mucosal thickening and/or nodularity, ulceration, stricture, pseudopolyps, fistula formation, pseudosacculation. Minor changes alone (mucosal thickening and/or nodularity) should not be sufficient to make a diagnosis of IBD. Histologic: Mucosal erosion or ulceration, architectural changes of crypts, Paneth cell metaplasia (in colon), transmural inflammatory infiltrate\*, fibrosis of muscularis propria\*, noncaseating granuloma\*. \* CD Individuals with IBD should be classified into one of three categories, based on most recent diagnosis: Crohn's disease (CD): 1. Evidence of small intestinal inflammation with endoscopically, radiologically or histologically demonstrated ulcerations, fistulation, mucosal fissuring, nodularity or cobblestoning, stricture formation or histologically demonstrated transmural inflammation with or without granuloma formation. 2. Isolated esophageal, gastric or duodenal inflammation with the finding of noncaseating granuloma. 3. Colonic inflammation which is patchy (normal segments separating areas of inflammation, as described above) or associated with one or more of the following features: complete rectal sparing, multiple (\>10) aphthoid ulcers, deep ulceration (into the muscularis propria), transmural inflammation, extensive fibrosis and wall thickening, fistulation, non-caseating granuloma. (N.B. See note below regarding patchiness of endoscopically observed inflammation in patients with partially treated ulcerative colitis.) 4. The presence of complex suppurative perianal disease (i.e. more than a superficial fistula or uncomplicated superficial abscess). 5. If there are fewer than 10 aphthoid ulcers in the cecum (and the rest of the colon appears normal) in a patient with small bowel disease then this should be called small bowel disease only. Similarly, if the colon is normal except for the presence of a fistula extending from inflamed small bowel, the patient should be said to have small bowel disease alone. If the cecum is involved with ulcers larger than aphthoid ulcers or ulcers that are deep or if the involvement has resulted in deformity of the cecum this would be considered to be colonic involvement. Ulcerative Colitis (UC) 1\) Superficial inflammation and/or ulceration (involving only the mucosa and submucosa) of the colon which is continuous from the rectum extending proximally without skip lesions or complete rectal sparing (N.B. Relative rectal sparing is allowed for patients receiving topical rectal therapy; patchiness of endoscopic inflammation may be observed in patients with partially treated ulcerative colitis). 2\) In patients with proctitis or left-sided ulcerative colitis there may be an area of inflammation in the cecum, usually surrounding the appendiceal orifice. 3\) No inflammation of the small intestine ("backwash ileitis" is allowed - non-stricturing superficial inflammation of the terminal ileal mucosa associated with severe pancolitis which resolves following medical or surgical treatment of the colitis). 4\) No features of Crohn's disease listed above. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unclassified (IBDU): 1. Confirmed IBD by A, B and C above. 2. Physician unable to classify individual into either CD or UC based on above criteria and/or patient has features of both CD and UC with none of the feature's diagnostic of one or the other. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Patients will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria: 1. Inability to provide informed consent. 2. Non-English speaking 3. Patients presenting for a one-time consultation.
Study sites (11)
CT
- Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT 06510Elizabeth Ruggiero · Study contact · 203-785-4138 · Elizabeth.ruggiero@yale.eduJill Gaidos, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in New Haven
FL
- University of Miami · Miami, FL 33136Niurka Colina · Study contact · 305-243-6405 · Nxc610@miami.eduOriana Damas, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Miami
- AdventHealth · Orlando, FL 32804Haileigh Galloway · Study contact · 407-303-5600 · Haileigh.galloway@adventhealth.comJennifer Seminerio-Diehl, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Orlando
IA
- University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA 52242Jessica Valestin · Study contact · 319-353-4574 · jessica-valestin@uiowa.eduSteven Polyak, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Iowa City
MA
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, MA 02115Mia Silvestri · Study contact · 617-525-7011 · msilvestri@bwh.harvard.eduJessica Allegretti, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Boston
MD
- Mercy Medical Center · Baltimore, MD 21202Liyah Courageux · Study contact · 410-332-9525 · lcourage@mdmercy.comRay Cross, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Baltimore
NC
- University of North Carolina · Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080Jenn Barr · Study contact · 919-966-0764 · jenirene@email.unc.eduHans Herfarth, MD, PhD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Chapel Hill
- Atrium Health Center for Gastroenterology and Surgery · Charlotte, NC 28204Jessica Kearney-Bryan · Study contact · 704-355-0244 · Jessica.kearney-bryan@advocatehealth.orgMaithili Chitnavis, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Charlotte
- Wake Forest School of Medicine · Winston-Salem, NC 27157Cheyenne Barnett · Study contact · (336)716-6965 · Cheyenne.barnett@advocatehealth.orgRichard Bloomfeld, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Winston-Salem
NY
- New York University · New York, NY 10016Nathasha Melukkaran · Study contact · 646-754-3417 · Nathasha.melukkaran@nyulangone.orgDavid Hudesman, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in New York
OH
- University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH 45267Missy Randolph · Study contact · 513-558-5529 · randollj@ucmail.uc.eduLoren Brook, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Cincinnati