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Updated June 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Efficacy and Safety of Obefazimod in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

A Phase 2b, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Obefazimod in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

Efficacy and Safety of Obefazimod in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease (NCT06456593) is a Phase 2 interventional studying Moderately to Severely Active Crohn Disease, sponsored by Abivax S.A.. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This study has 3 treatment phases, a 12-Week Induction Phase, a 40-Week Maintenance Phase, and a 48-Week Extension Phase. The objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of obefazimod compared to placebo as induction and maintenance therapy in subjects with moderately to severely active CD after inadequate response (no response, loss of response, or intolerance) to conventional therapies and/or advanced therapies. The primary objective for the 48-Week Extension Phase is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of obefazimod compared with placebo in subjects who are enrolled in the Extension Phase.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether a treatment actually works against Moderately to Severely Active Crohn Disease and continue monitoring side effects. Phase 2 enrolls larger groups (typically 100–300 patients) and produces the first real efficacy signal. A successful Phase 2 readout is what unlocks the much larger Phase 3 confirmatory trials needed for FDA approval.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

Target enrollment of 212 participants puts this in the typical range for a Phase 2-style efficacy study or a moderate Phase 3 trial in a focused Moderately to Severely Active Crohn Disease subpopulation. At this scale, the study has enough statistical power to detect a clear treatment effect but is not the largest cohort in the field.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Male or female (at birth) 18 to 75 years old and able to understand, sign, and date the written voluntary willing to sign a consent form at the visit prior to any protocol-specified procedures 2. Able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol. 3. Confirmed and documented diagnosis of CD based on endoscopy and histology reports. 4. Moderately to severely active CD as defined by 220 ≤ CDAI ≤ 450 and SES-CD ≥ 6 for ileo-colonic or colonic disease or SES-CD ≥ 4 for isolated ileal disease (per central reading). 5. Documented inadequate response (defined as lack of response or loss of response or intolerance) to at least one of the following treatments: corticosteroids (CS), immunosuppressants (IS), biologic or biosimilar therapies, or janus kinase (JAK) (note: failure to only 5-aminosalicylic acid \[5-ASA\] is not accepted) 6. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and male subjects with WOCBP partner must agree to comply with contraception requirements as stated in section 4.5 (contraception) of this protocol. 7. Subject should be affiliated to a health insurance policy whenever required by a participating country or state. 8. Subject is able and willing to comply with usual public recommendations for sun protection. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: Subjects who meet any of the following exclusion criteria will be excluded from the study: 1. WOCBP subject who is pregnant or breast-feeding at screening, or intends to become pregnant during the study; or male subject with WOCBP partner who intends to be pregnant during the study. 2. Current diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) or indeterminate colitis 3. CD without ileal and/or colonic involvement ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female (at birth) 18 to 75 years old and able to understand, sign, and date the written voluntary informed consent at the visit prior to any protocol-specified procedures 2. Able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol. 3. Confirmed and documented diagnosis of CD based on endoscopy and histology reports. 4. Moderately to severely active CD as defined by 220 ≤ CDAI ≤ 450 and SES-CD ≥ 6 for ileo-colonic or colonic disease or SES-CD ≥ 4 for isolated ileal disease (per central reading). 5. Documented inadequate response (defined as lack of response or loss of response or intolerance) to at least one of the following treatments: corticosteroids (CS), immunosuppressants (IS), biologic or biosimilar therapies, or janus kinase (JAK) (note: failure to only 5-aminosalicylic acid \[5-ASA\] is not accepted) 6. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and male subjects with WOCBP partner must agree to comply with contraception requirements as stated in section 4.5 (contraception) of this protocol. 7. Subject should be affiliated to a health insurance policy whenever required by a participating country or state. 8. Subject is able and willing to comply with usual public recommendations for sun protection. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects who meet any of the following exclusion criteria will be excluded from the study: 1. WOCBP subject who is pregnant or breast-feeding at screening, or intends to become pregnant during the study; or male subject with WOCBP partner who intends to be pregnant during the study. 2. Current diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) or indeterminate colitis 3. CD without ileal and/or colonic involvement 4. Untreated active external or perianal fistula or abscess. Stable fistula without abscess and with minimal or low drainage may be enrolled. Recent cutaneous and perianal abscesses are not exclusionary if drained and adequately treated at least 3 weeks before screening colonoscopy or 8 weeks before screening colonoscopy for intra-abdominal abscesses, if no additional surgery is anticipated. 5. Symptomatic bowel stricture and/or stenosis not passable in endoscopy 6. Related to CD surgery: 1. Current stoma or ileoanal pouch 2. More than 2 missing complete segments of the following 5 segments: terminal ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and sigmoid and rectum 3. Combined previous small bowel resections \> 100 cm 4. Surgical bowel resection within the past 3 months prior to baseline 5. Any other manifestation that might require surgery while enrolled in the study 7. Related to CD treatments: 1. Subject who is currently treated with prohibited concomitant therapies for CD as described in the study protocol 2. Subject who has previously received natalizumab (or any other α4β1 integrin agonist) 3. Subject who has failed more than three advanced therapies for the treatment of CD, or two different mechanisms of action for advanced therapies of CD 8. History of, or active, malignancy including nonmelanoma skin cancer (subjects with a 5-year disease-free survival are eligible) 9. History of colonic cancer or colonic low grade or high grade dysplasia adenomatous polyps, and/or at the screening endoscopy, evidence of low grade or high grade dysplasia adenomatous polyps (fully removed or not) 10. Subject with history of, or diagnosed with, the following during screening: primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, or primary biliary cirrhosis 11. Serious illness requiring hospitalization (not related to CD) within 4 weeks prior to screening 12. Subject with the following infectious conditions: 1. Chronic or recurrent Grade 3 or Grade 4 infection within the last 2 months prior to screening or history of opportunistic infection while not on immunosuppressive therapy 2. Herpes zoster reactivation within the last 2 months prior to screening 3. Active infection at screening or any major episode of infection that required hospitalization or treatment with IV antibiotics within 1 month of screening or during screening (fungal infection of nail beds is allowed) 4. Positive assay or stool culture for pathogens (ova and parasite examination, bacteria) that required treatment per local medical practice or positive test for Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) toxin at screening. 5. Subject with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection 6. Acute or chronic hepatitis B infection at screening (positive for hepatitis B surface antigen \[HbsAg\] or negative for HbsAg and positive for anti-hepatitis B core antibody in conjunction with detectable hepatitis B virus \[HBV\] deoxyribonucleic acid \[DNA\], or detectable HBV DNA). 7. Acute or chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as defined by positive for hepatitis C antibody (subjects successfully treated and without recurrence ≥ 1 year with no detectable HCV RNA \[assessed centrally\] are eligible) 8. Active tuberculosis (TB) or untreated latent TB (For subjects with positive or intermediate QuantiFERON test) 13. Subject with uncontrolled ischemic heart disease and/or a history of congestive heart failure 14. Subject with a known family or personal history of congenital or acquired long QT syndrome, or subjects with a marked baseline prolongation of QT/ heart rate-corrected QT (QTc) interval 15. Subject with a history of torsade de pointe (TdP) 16. Acute or chronic clinically relevant pulmonary, hepatic, or renal functional abnormality, encephalopathy, neuropathy or unstable central nervous system pathology such as seizure disorder, or any other clinically significant medical problems. 17. Subjects who received live vaccine within 3 months prior to screening and/or subject who is planning to receive such a vaccine during the study duration 18. Acute or chronic pancreatitis 19. Subject with the following hematological and biochemical laboratory parameters obtained during the screening period: 1. Hemoglobin ≤ 8.0 g/dL1 2. Absolute neutrophil count \< 750/mm3 3. Platelets \< 100,000 /mm3 4. eGFR \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 5. Total serum bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN (except if related to pre-existing and documented Gilbert syndrome) 6. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 2 x ULN 20. Subject who does not meet the washout period requirements prior to the screening endoscopy as described in the prohibited medication section of the study protocol 21. Use of any investigational or nonregistered product within 3 months or within 5 halflives preceding baseline, whichever is longer, and during the study. 22. Subjects previously treated with obefazimod or with a known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients 23. Illicit drug or alcohol abuse or dependence 24. Subject who is committed to an institution by virtue of an order issued either by the judicial or the administrative authorities 25. Any condition, which in the opinion of the investigator, could compromise the subject's safety or adherence to the study protocol

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Obefazimod

Obefazimod is administered once-daily in fed condition (ideally at the same time in the morning).

OTHER

Placebo

Matching placebo will be administered QD in fed condition (ideally at the same time in the morning).

Locations (20)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

IMC Gulf Coast Gastroenterology, PC
Fairhope, Alabama, United States
Scottsdale Gastroenterology Specialists
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
GI Alliance -Gurnee
Sun City, Arizona, United States
Hoag Hospital
Irvine, California, United States
United Medical Doctors
Murrieta, California, United States
Peak Gastroenterology Associates
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Clinical Research Of Brandon, LLC
Brandon, Florida, United States
West Central Gastroenterology d/b/a Gastro Florida
Clearwater, Florida, United States
Auzmer Research
Lakeland, Florida, United States
Research Associates of South Florida, LLC
Miami, Florida, United States
Wellness Clinical Research
Miami Lakes, Florida, United States
Advanced Research Institute, Inc.
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Sarkis Clinical Trials - Parent
Ocala, Florida, United States
Orlando Health, Inc.
Orlando, Florida, United States
GCP Clinical Research, LLC
Tampa, Florida, United States
Theia Clinical Research Centers, LLC
Temple Terrace, Florida, United States
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, United States
University of Iowa Health Care
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Lucida Clinical Trials, LLC
New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06456593), the sponsor (Abivax S.A.), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT06456593 clinical trial studying?

This study has 3 treatment phases, a 12-Week Induction Phase, a 40-Week Maintenance Phase, and a 48-Week Extension Phase. The objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of obefazimod compared to placebo as induction and maintenance therapy in subjects with moderately to severely active CD after inadequate response (no response, loss of response, or intolerance) to conventional therapies and/or advanced therapies. The primary objective for the 48-Week Extension Phase is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of obefazimod compared with placebo in subjects who are enrolled in the Extens… The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06456593?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT06456593?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT06456593. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06456593. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-06-26 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.