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5-ASA clinical trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine — the 5 trials in our China, Sweden and Denmark registers that name 5-ASA as an intervention. Synced 29 Sep 2026
5Current trials
4Recruiting now
5Lead sponsors
3Country registers
Maintained by Sreepriya Prasannan
MSc Digital Transformation of Life Sciences (Innopharma Education / Griffith College); MSc & BSc Botany HSE Spark Ignite 2026 โ€” Top 14 finalist
Compiled from ClinicalTrials.gov registry records ยท Last verified ยท Editorial standards
At a glance

5-ASA is named as an intervention in 5 current clinical trials in our China, Sweden and Denmark registers. 4 are recruiting patients now. The most common phase is Phase 4. The sponsor with the most trials is Children's Hospital of Fudan University (1). The most-studied condition is Ulcerative Colitis.

Trials by status

  • Recruiting480%
  • Not yet open120%

Trials by phase

  • Phase 4240%
  • Phase 2/3120%
  • Not applicable120%
  • Phase 2120%
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Clinical trials of 5-ASA

5 trials
StudyPhaseStatusLead sponsorRegisters
Top Down Versus Step up in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
NCT04999228 · ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Ulcerative Colitis, Infliximab, Children
Phase 4 Recruiting Children's Hospital of Fudan University China
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Ulcerative Colitis
NCT03804931 · ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Ulcerative Colitis, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Phase 2/3 Recruiting Guangzhou First People's Hospital China
Mesalamine for Colorectal Cancer Prevention Program in Lynch Syndrome
NCT04920149 · ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Lynch Syndrome, Colon Cancer, Colon Neoplasm
Phase 2 Recruiting Ann-Sofie Backman Sweden, Denmark
Efficacy of Acupuncture-Mesalazine Combination Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis.
NCT07389824 · ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Ulcerative Colitis
Not applicable Recruiting Qin Yu China
ASAPP Study - Topical 5-ASA as Prophylaxis for Pouchitis in Ulcerative Colitis Patients After Pelvic Pouch Surgery
NCT07773948 · ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Pouchitis
Phase 4 Not yet open University Hospital, Linkoeping Sweden

Registers list studies that are recruiting, about to open, active but closed to enrolment, or enrolling by invitation. The UK and USA registers cover industry-sponsored studies only. Trial titles and statuses are copied from the registry as published.

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Conditions studied with 5-ASA

9 conditions
Ulcerative Colitis3Infliximab1Children1Fecal Microbiota Transplantation1Lynch Syndrome1Colon Cancer1Colon Neoplasm1Ulcerative Colitis (UC)1Pouchitis1
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Sponsors

lead sponsor per trial
Lead sponsorTrials
Children's Hospital of Fudan University1
Guangzhou First People's Hospital1
Qin Yu1
Ann-Sofie Backman1
University Hospital, Linkoeping1
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By country register

RegisterTrialsRecruiting
Clinical trials in China33
Clinical trials in Sweden21
Clinical trials in Denmark11

A trial with sites in more than one country appears in each of those registers.

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Related compounds

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Questions about 5-ASA trials

How many clinical trials are testing 5-ASA?

5 current trials in our China, Sweden and Denmark registers name 5-ASA as a drug or biological intervention, as of the registry sync on 29 September 2026. Completed and withdrawn studies are not counted.

Are 5-ASA trials recruiting patients?

Yes. 4 of the 5 trials are recruiting: 3 with sites in China, 1 with sites in Sweden and 1 with sites in Denmark. Eligibility and site contacts are on each trial's record. Only the study team can confirm whether a patient is eligible.

Who sponsors 5-ASA clinical trials?

Children's Hospital of Fudan University (1), Guangzhou First People's Hospital (1), Qin Yu (1) and Ann-Sofie Backman (1), among 5 lead sponsors in total. The number in brackets is how many trials each organisation leads.

Where does this information come from?

Every trial, status, phase and sponsor on this page is copied from public ClinicalTrials.gov records by a daily sync. Nothing here describes how 5-ASA works or whether it is effective, and it is not medical advice.

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How this page is built

Everything on this page is copied from public ClinicalTrials.gov registry records โ€” it is not written from memory, and nothing here describes how 5-ASA works or whether it is effective. Each trial links to its own record so you can check it yourself.

This page is built automatically: a daily sync job reads the registry records behind our country trial registers, collects every trial that lists 5-ASA (or a registered synonym) as a drug or biological intervention, and tabulates the registry fields directly. Placebos and generic comparators are excluded. There is no AI drafting and no per-compound editorial pass, and the page has not been clinically reviewed. The “last verified” date above is the timestamp of that sync, not a review date. Our general editorial approach is described in our editorial standards and corrections policy. The ClinicalTrials.gov data on this page was last retrieved on 29 Sep 2026.

Please verify before you rely on this. This page is general information for life-science and pharmaceutical professionals. It is not medical advice, and it has not been reviewed by a clinician โ€” our editorial team holds life-science qualifications, not clinical ones. It is not exhaustive and may not reflect the most recent label change. Always check the official prescribing information (US Prescribing Information or EU SmPC) and speak to your doctor or pharmacist before acting on anything here. Drugs in the same class are not automatically interchangeable, and approvals, brand names and indications differ between the US, the EU/Ireland (EMA/HPRA) and other regions. Spotted an error? Tell us โ€” we correct promptly and log it.