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To compare the two different doses of tofacitinib (20mg/day vs 30 mg/day) in addition to intravenous corticosteroids in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis.

Comparison of two different doses of tofacitinib in acute severe ulcerative colitis. - TACO

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/10/075098
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-10-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K51- Ulcerative colitis

Interventions

Intervention1: tofacitinib 30 mg per day: Tofacitinib 10 mg thrice daily + Corticosteroids arm (Group 1): Patients randomized to receive tofacitinib 3o mg in addition to the standard treatment of acut

Sponsors

Research and Development Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects hospitalized with ASUC, as defined by Truelove Witts criteria 2. Subjects who are willing and able to comply with treatment plan, laboratory tests, daily bowel movement diary call, and other study procedures. 3. Subjects who are willing to provide a written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients hospitalized with severe UC but did not fulfil the Truelove Witts criteria 2. Prior exposure to intravenous corticosteroids or tofacitinib within 4 weeks before hospitalization 3. Active enteric or extra-intestinal infection (including Clostridioides difficile, tuberculosis, etc.) 4. Crohnâ??s colitis 5. Toxic megacolon, intestinal perforation, or massive haemorrhage requiring emergency colectomy 6. Pregnancy/lactation 7. Current or prior history of thromboembolic disease 8. Subjects infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B or C viruses 9. Subjects who have been vaccinated with live or attenuated vaccine within 6 weeks of baseline or scheduled to receive these vaccines during study period or within 6 weeks after last dose of study medication 10. Subjects with malignancies or a history of malignancies, with the exception of adequately treated or excised non-metastatic basal cell or squamous cell cancer of the skin. 11. Subjects with current or recent history of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, haematological, gastrointestinal, metabolic, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurological disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The proportion of subjects responding to treatment by day 7.Timepoint: day 7.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The proportion of patients requiring initiation of infliximab/cyclosporine or undergoing colectomy after discharge but within 90 days following randomization. Timepoint: day 90;The proportion of patients requiring medical (infliximab/cyclosporine) or surgical (colectomy) rescue therapy by day 7. Timepoint: day 7

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAjit Sood
ajitsood10@gmail.com01614687340

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026