An Observational Prospective Long-term Exposure Registry of Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis (OPAL)

June 4, 2026 updated by: Janssen Biotech, Inc.

Long-term Exposure Registry of Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis

The purpose of this study is to describe the long-term safety risks in adult participants with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis who are treated with Simponi.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Detailed Description

This is an observational prospective long-term exposure registry of adult participants with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. Two cohorts, a Simponi-exposed cohort and a comparator cohort treated with thiopurines, will be enrolled in study. Approximately 6,000 participants are planned for enrollment, with 3,000 participants in the Simponi-exposed cohort and 3,000 participants in the comparator cohort. Participants will receive treatments in a routine clinical setting as prescribed by their physician. After enrollment, during the 10-year follow-up period, a participant may stop his or her ulcerative colitis treatment regimen and switch to a new treatment regimen. Lymphoma incidence will be primarily assessed by a questionnaire that will be sent to the investigator to obtain complete medical information about each case. An expert panel of medical specialists with extensive experience in lymphoma will be convened to validate cases of lymphoma. Besides assessing the incidence of lymphoma, long-term safety will be evaluated by capturing other adverse events of interest and serious adverse events.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
535

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Salzburg, Austria
      • Sankt Poelten Noe, Austria
      • Vienna, Austria
  • Canada
    • British Columbia
      • New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Ontario
      • Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Czechia
      • Pilsen, Czechia
  • France
      • Clermont-Ferrand, France
      • Clichy, France
      • Créteil, France
      • Grenoble, France
      • Montpellier, France
      • Nice, France
      • Pierre-Bénite, France
      • Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
      • Strasbourg, France
  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany
      • Dessau Roblau, Germany
      • Halle, Germany
      • Hamburg, Germany
      • Heidelberg, Germany
      • Kiel, Germany
      • Leipzig, Germany
      • Ludwigshafen, Germany
      • Lyneburg, Germany
      • München, Germany
      • Saarbrücken, Germany
  • Greece
      • Athens, Greece
      • Heraklion, Greece
      • Ioannina, Greece
      • Thessaloniki, Greece
  • South Korea
      • Busan, South Korea
      • Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
      • Seongnam-si, South Korea
      • Seoul, South Korea
  • Spain
      • A Coruña, Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain
      • Córdoba, Spain
      • Fuenlabrada, Spain
      • Huelva, Spain
      • Madrid, Spain
      • Majadahonda, Spain
      • San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
      • Valencia, Spain
      • Vigo, Spain
      • Zaragoza, Spain
  • United States
    • California
      • Murrieta, California, United States
      • Rialto, California, United States
      • Ventura, California, United States
    • Florida
      • Coral Gables, Florida, United States
      • Fort Myers, Florida, United States
      • Lake Worth, Florida, United States
      • Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States
      • Miami, Florida, United States
      • Tampa, Florida, United States
    • Georgia
      • Suwanee, Georgia, United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States
    • Ohio
      • Sylvania, Ohio, United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States
    • Virginia
      • Lansdowne Town Center, Virginia, United States

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis for at least 3 months prior to enrollment will be observed

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis of at least 3 months' duration prior to enrollment, confirmed by endoscopy at any time in the past

  • For enrollment into the Simponi-exposed cohort meets one of the following:

    1. The participant is currently receiving Simponi ,or
    2. The participant is continuing to receive Simponi after participation in an ulcerative colitis study, or
    3. The participant is scheduled to receive Simponi within 30 days after enrollment

  • For Thiopurine cohort:

    1. The participant is currently receiving thiopurines, having received at least 12 consecutive weeks of therapy prior to registry entry
    2. Participant must not be receiving other approved biologic agents, including Simponi, or any investigational agents at enrollment
    3. Participant may have received biologics other than Simponi or investigational agents prior to enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants who cannot be treated with Simponi or thiopurines
  • Participants with a previous diagnosis of lymphoma or hematologic malignancy at any time prior to enrollment
  • Participants currently receiving an investigational or biologic agent other than Simponi
  • Participants with any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation in the registry would not be in the best interest of the participant or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Simponi-exposed cohort
Participants receiving Simponi at enrollment and are still receiving Simponi after participation in a therapeutic trial or participants scheduled to receive Simponi within 30 days after enrollment. Participants in this cohort may be receiving Simponi alone or in combination with thiopurines but must not be receiving other approved biologics or investigational agents at enrollment. Participants may have received other approved biologics or investigational agents prior to enrollment.
Thiopurine cohort
Participants currently receiving thiopurines, having received at least 12 consecutive weeks of therapy prior to registry entry. Participants must not be receiving approved biologic agents, including Simponi, or investigational agents at enrollment. These patients may have received biologics other than Simponi or investigational agents prior to enrollment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Long-term Safety: Participants with Adverse Events of Interest (AEIs) and Serious Adverse Events (AEs) Including Malignancies, Pregnancies, and Non-serious Malignancies
Time Frame: 6 years
Descriptive analysis of serious adverse events, adverse events of interest (including lymphoma & other malignancies), pregnancies, and non-serious malignancies in participants less than (<) 30 years of age will be reported.
6 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical Disease Status as Assessed by Partial Mayo Score
Time Frame: 6 years
The partial Mayo score, a validated tool used to assess disease status in participants with ulcerative colitis, will be utilized to assess clinical status in this registry. Information will be obtained using 3 of the individual components of the full Mayo score, including stool frequency, rectal bleeding, and PGA (Physician's Global Assessment). Each component score ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease) and the score is the sum of those three categories. The total Partial Mayo Score will be calculated as the sum of the scores of all 3 components for each participant that ranges from 0-9.
6 years
Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ) Score
Time Frame: 6 years
The SIBDQ is a disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire, able to detect and define meaningful clinical changes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients by measuring physical, social and emotional status. The total score ranges from 10 (worst health) to 70 (best health).
6 years
EuroQoL-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) Score
Time Frame: 6 years
The EQ-5D-5L is a standardized non-disease specific instrument for describing and assessing health-related quality of life.This instrument evaluates 5 areas including mobility, ability for self-care, ability in usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression.There also is a self-evaluated 100-point health assessment.
6 years
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire - Ulcerative Colitis (WPAI-UC)
Time Frame: 6 years
The WPAI-UC is a validated instrument that measures the effect of ulcerative colitis (UC) symptoms on a patient's life (eg, diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain, fever, joint pain, skin sores, rectal bleeding) and on his or her ability to work and perform regular activities.
6 years
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) Score
Time Frame: 6 years
The TSQM is a 14-question instrument that gauges a patient's experience with his or her medication.The questionnaire was designed to evaluate the effectiveness, side effects, and convenience of the medication over a period of 2- to 3-weeks or since the last time it was taken.
6 years
Health Care Utilization: Evaluate the Number of Each Hospitalizations in Participants in Each Cohort
Time Frame: 6 years
Number of hospitalizations in participants in each cohort will be reported.
6 years
Health Care Utilization: Evaluate the Reasons for Hospitalization in Participants in Each Cohort
Time Frame: 6 years
Reasons for hospitalization in participants in each cohort will be reported.
6 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Janssen Biotech, Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Janssen Biotech, Inc. Clinical Trial, Janssen Biotech, Inc.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
December 16, 2016

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 10, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 11, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 30, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 17, 2016

First Posted (Estimated)

First Posted

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June 22, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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June 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 4, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
June 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CR105891
  • CNTO148UCO4001 (Other Identifier: Janssen Research & Development, LLC)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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