Clinical trial • Phase III • Neurology

Rimegepant for Menstrual migraine

Phase III trial of Rimegepant for Menstrual migraine.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Neurology
Trial Disease
Menstrual migraine
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
11-06-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
06-10-2025

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, matching placebo for 75 mg oral lyophilisate — matching placebo administered daily for 7 days (days -3 through day 4 relative to predicted onset of menses) in each dbt cycle; in ole participants may receive soc medications for acute treatment as described.-controlled Phase III trial in Denmark, Italy, Netherlands and others.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
matching placebo for 75 mg oral lyophilisate — matching placebo administered daily for 7 days (Days -3 through Day 4 relative to predicted onset of menses) in each DBT cycle; in OLE participants may receive SOC medications for acute treatment as described.
Target Sample Size
374

Eligibility

Recruits 374 No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants are adult women (aged 18–45). Informed consent is obtained (Main ICF documents present); no assent process is specified..

Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants are adult women (aged 18–45). Informed consent is obtained (Main ICF documents present); no assent process is specified.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Female participants ≥18 to ≤45 years who have regular menstrual cycles ≥24 days and ≤34 days and are able to reliably (±3 days) predict the onset of menses in the opinion of the investigator based on participant history."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A minimum 1-year history of migraine (with or without aura) consistent with a diagnosis according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition for migraine with or without aura."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A history of menstrual migraine attacks of at least 3 months: Patient-reported history of experiencing at least 1 migraine attack during the PMP (ie, Days -2 to +3 of the menstrual cycle where Day 1 is the onset of menses) in at least 2 out of 3 menstrual cycles immediately prior to screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If the participant is receiving a permitted background continuous prophylactic migraine medication (maximum of a single non-CGRP treatment), the medication dose must be stable for at least 3 months prior to the Screening visit and, the dose is not expected to change during the course of the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women who use oral contraceptive tablets as their means of contraception are eligible to participate providing the dose of the contraceptive tablets has been stable for ≥2 months prior to screening and is not expected to change during participation in the study. Women who use IUD as their means of contraception are also eligible if the device had been placed for at least 3 months."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Greater than >6 migraine days per month that are outside of the PMP in the 3 months prior to Screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A diagnosis of chronic migraine or a history of >14 headache days per month on average, in the 3 months prior to Screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of retinal migraine, basilar migraine or hemiplegic migraine."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of any trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation/behavior or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk of study participation or, in the investigator’s judgment, make the participant inappropriate for the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Systolic blood pressure >150 mmHg or >100 mmHg diastolic after 10 minutes of rest at the Screening Visit."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Other pain syndromes, or significant neurological disorders (other than migraine), or other medical conditions that, in the Investigator’s opinion, interfere with study assessments of safety or efficacy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of treatment for, or evidence of, alcohol or drug abuse within the past 12 months, participants who have met DSM-V criteria for any significant substance use disorder within the past 12 months prior to the Screening Visit, or participants with a positive drug screen for drugs of abuse that in the investigator’s judgment is medically significant in that it would impact the safety of the participant of the interpretation of the results of the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Hypersensitivity or other contraindication to any of the components of the study intervention."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in number of migraine days per 5-day PMP across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from the Observation Phase (OP) in the number of migraine days per 5-day perimenstrual period (PMP) measured across each cycle of the Double-Blind Treatment (DBT) Phase."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in number of headache days per 5-day PMP across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from the OP in number of headache days per 5-day PMP across each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of participants with ≥50% reduction from the OP in number of migraine days per 5-day PMP across each cycle of the DBT Phase (50% responder).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants achieving ≥50% reduction versus OP in migraine days per 5-day PMP across each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in number of acute migraine medication days per 5-day PMP across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in number of days using acute migraine medication per 5-day PMP across each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in number of acute migraine-specific medication days per 5-day PMP across each cycle of the DBT Phase (based on eDiary response).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in number of days using acute migraine-specific medication per 5-day PMP across each DBT cycle; based on electronic diary (eDiary) responses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in number of migraine days with moderate-severe functional disability per 5-day PMP across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in number of migraine days with moderate–severe functional disability per 5-day PMP across each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in number of moderate-severe headache days per 5-day PMP across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in number of moderate–severe headache days per 5-day PMP across each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in number of moderate-severe migraine days per 5-day PMP across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in number of moderate–severe migraine days per 5-day PMP across each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from baseline in the MiCOAS (Migraine Clinical Outcome Assessment System) Cognition score at post-dosing (ie, 1 day after the 7-day dosing period) across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from baseline in MiCOAS cognition score measured 1 day after the 7-day dosing period in each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in monthly migraine days (per cycle, normalized to 28-days) across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in monthly migraine days (per cycle, normalized to 28 days) across each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in monthly headache days (per cycle, normalized to 28-days) across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in monthly headache days (per cycle, normalized to 28 days) across each DBT cycle."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in monthly acute migraine-specific medication days (per cycle, normalized to 28-days) across each cycle of the DBT Phase.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in monthly acute migraine-specific medication days (per cycle, normalized to 28 days) across each DBT cycle."}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
True, eConsent and electronic data collection tools are referenced (third-party Signant Health listed for electronic COA/eConsent support; eDiary/ePRO materials and electronic consent/eCOA documents are included in the document list).
Planned Sample Size
374
Recruitment Window Months
18
Consent Approach
Written informed consent obtained from each participant (adult women aged 18–45) via Main ICF documents. Main ICFs and supplementary ICFs are provided in local languages (examples in the public documents: Danish, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Spanish and English-language protocol documents). No assent process (minors) is specified.

Methods

  • Country-specific recruitment arrangements and materials (study brochure, study poster, participant database letter, informed consent flipchart) provided for Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain.
  • Pratia prescreening tool (Germany) — prescreening implementation referenced in recruitment documents.
  • FutureMeds recruitment texts and prescreening/recruitment materials (Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Poland) referenced in recruitment documents.
  • Use of participant database letters to invite potential participants (country-specific).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
33
Total Number Of Participants
96

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-10-2025
Processing Time Days
10
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Region Midtjylland
Department Name
Department of Neurology
Contact Person Name
Lis Pluss
Contact Person Email
lisgrr@rm.dk
Site Name
Rigshospitalet
Department Name
Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center
Contact Person Name
Messoud Ashina
Contact Person Email
messoud.ashina@regionh.dk

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-08-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-10-2025
Processing Time Days
43
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
10

Sites

Site Name
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
Contact Person Name
Massimo Filippi
Contact Person Email
filippi.massimo@hsr.it
Site Name
Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino
Contact Person Name
Cristina Tassorelli
Contact Person Email
cristina.tassorelli@mondino.it
Site Name
Irccs San Raffaele Roma S.r.l.
Contact Person Name
Piero Barbanti
Contact Person Email
piero.barbanti@sanraffaele.it
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-medico
Contact Person Name
Fabrizio Vernieri
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi
Contact Person Name
Alberto Chiarugi
Contact Person Email
alberto.chiarugi@unifi.it
Site Name
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Bologna
Contact Person Name
Sabina Cevoli
Contact Person Email
sabina.cevoli@unibo.it
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Avezzano Sulmona L'Aquila
Contact Person Name
Simona Sacco
Contact Person Email
simona.sacco@univaq.it

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
09-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
07-10-2025
Processing Time Days
28
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
4

Sites

Site Name
Isala Klinieken Stichting
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Rachel Liebregt-Zwartbol
Contact Person Email
r.zwartbol@isala.nl
Site Name
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Gisela Terwindt
Contact Person Email
g.m.terwindt@lumc.nl
Site Name
Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Willemijn Leen
Contact Person Email
W.Leen@cwz.nl

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
02-07-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-10-2025
Processing Time Days
106
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
9

Sites

Site Name
Emovis GmbH
Contact Person Name
Peter Klaus Hahn
Contact Person Email
peter.hahn@futuremeds.com
Site Name
Neurologie Berlin
Contact Person Name
Marie Perle Brinckmann
Site Name
Klinische Forschung Schwerin GmbH
Contact Person Name
Christine Paschen
Contact Person Email
christine.paschen@pratia.com
Site Name
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Department Name
Klinik für Neurologie mit Experimenteller Neurologie
Contact Person Name
Bianca Raffaelli
Contact Person Email
bianca.raffaelli@charite.de

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-10-2025
Processing Time Days
35
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
41

Sites

Site Name
Dr Sekowska Leczenie Bolu
Contact Person Name
Agnieszka Pojmanska
Contact Person Email
agnieszka@drsekowska.pl
Site Name
Futuremeds Sp. z o.o.
Contact Person Name
Bartosz Otak
Contact Person Email
bartosz.otak@futuremeds.com
Site Name
Instytut Zdrowia Dr Boczarska-Jedynak Sp. z o.o. S.K.
Contact Person Name
Magdalena Boczarska-Jedynak
Site Name
Silmedic Sp. z o.o.
Contact Person Name
Ilona Palka-Kisielowska
Contact Person Email
ikisielowska@silmedic.pl
Site Name
Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Neuromed M. I M. Nastaj. sp.p.
Contact Person Name
Marcin Nastaj
Contact Person Email
marcinnastaj@gmail.com
Site Name
Specjalistyczne Gabinety Sp. z o.o.
Contact Person Name
Lucyna Horodecka-Wardega
Site Name
MIGRE Polskie Centrum Leczenia Migreny
Contact Person Name
Anna Gryglas-Dworak
Contact Person Email
anna.gryglas@gmail.com
Site Name
Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska Dr. hab. med. Anna Szczepanska-Szerej
Contact Person Name
Anna Szczepanska-Szerej
Contact Person Email
aszerej@poczta.onet.pl

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-10-2025
Processing Time Days
35
Number Of Sites
9
Number Of Participants
29

Sites

Site Name
Futuremeds Spain S.L.
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Francisco Javier Pardo Moreno
Contact Person Email
javier.pardo@futuremeds.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De La Princesa
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Ana Beatriz Gago Veiga
Contact Person Email
dra.anagago@gmail.com
Site Name
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Carmen Gonzalez Oria
Contact Person Email
carmengoria@hotmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Sonia Santos Lasaosa
Contact Person Email
ssantos@salud.aragon.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Marques De Valdecilla
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Julio Pascual Gomez
Contact Person Email
juliopascualgomez@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Francisco Javier Díaz de Terán Velasco
Contact Person Email
javierddt@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Victor Obach Baurier
Contact Person Email
vobach@ictusclinic.com
Site Name
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Angel Luis Guerrero Peral
Contact Person Email
gueneurol@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Servicio de Neurología
Contact Person Name
Patricia Pozo-Rosich
Contact Person Email
patricia.pozo@vhir.org

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Pfizer Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
PPD Development LP
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: [4]
Name
Syneos Health Inc.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: [1,5]
Name
Almac Clinical Services Limited
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: [14]
Name
Fisher Clinical Services Inc.
Responsibilities
Study equipment provision
Name
WCG Clinical Inc.
Responsibilities
Scale training management
Name
Signant Health Global LLC
Responsibilities
Electronic COA (eCOA) support services, eConsent

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"PPD Development LP","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [4]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Syneos Health Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [1,5]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Fisher Clinical Services Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Study equipment provision","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)","full_name":"Almac Clinical Services Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [14]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"WCG Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Scale training management (sponsorDuties code: 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health Global LLC","duties_or_roles":"Electronic COA (eCOA) support services, eConsent","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
VYDURA 75 mg oral lyophilisate
Active Substance
Rimegepant
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL (ODT)
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/22/1645/002)
Starting Dose
75 mg
Dose Levels
75 mg
Frequency
Once daily for 7 days per menstrual cycle (administered Days -3 through Day 4 relative to predicted onset of menses)
Maximum Dose
75 mg/day
Investigational Product Name
matching placebo for 75 mg oral lyophilisate
Modality
Other
Frequency
Administered daily for 7 days per DBT cycle (Days -3 through Day 4 relative to predicted onset of menses)

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