Clinical trial • Phase III • Neurology
RIMEGEPANT for Migraine | Episodic migraine
Phase III trial of RIMEGEPANT for Migraine | Episodic migraine.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Neurology
- Trial Disease
- Migraine | Episodic migraine
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 29-05-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 23-07-2024
Trial design
Randomised, rimegepant placebo (matching placebo). active arms use oral lyophilisate formulations of rimegepant at available strengths (25 mg, 35 mg, 50 mg, vydura 75 mg); dosing schedule not specified in the ctis summary.-controlled Phase III trial in Spain, France, Italy and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Rimegepant Placebo (matching placebo). Active arms use oral lyophilisate formulations of rimegepant at available strengths (25 mg, 35 mg, 50 mg, VYDURA 75 mg); dosing schedule not specified in the CTIS summary.
- Target Sample Size
- 659
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 84
Eligibility
Recruits 659 paediatric patients.
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- The participant, if a female who is sexually active and of childbearing potential must be willing to use one effective method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study.
- Vulnerable Population
- Participants are children and adolescents aged 6 to <18 years. Signed written informed consent/assent is required prior to any study procedures; assent is obtained from minors where applicable and parental/legal guardian consent is required. Age-specific subject information and consent/assent documents are provided (documents listed for assent 6-11 yo, assent 12-17 yo, parent/adult ICD). Vulnerability considerations and assent/consent handling are explicit in the protocol and published subject information materials.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Participant has at least a 6-month history of migraine (with or without aura) consistent with a Diagnosis according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition, and including the following: - 14 or less headache days per month during the 3-month period prior to the Screening Visit. - 6 or more migraine days during the Observation Period. - 14 or less headache days during the Observation Period. - Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (PedMIDAS) Disability Score of >10 to ≤50 at the Baseline (Randomization) Visit. - Participants on prophylactic migraine medication are permitted to remain on therapy if the dose has been stable for at least 3 months (12 weeks) prior to the Screening Phase, and the dose is not expected to change during the course of the study."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Participants must have a weight of >15 kg. For EU countries only: Participants of 12 to <18 years of age must have a body weight >25 kg."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Male and female participants 6 to <18 years; participants must be less than 18 at the time of signing assent / consent. Participants must not reach their 18th birthday on or before the Randomization (Baseline) visit. The participant, if a female who is sexually active and of childbearing potential must be willing to use one effective method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study."}
- {"criterion_text":"- No clinically significant abnormality identified on the medical or laboratory evaluation. A participant with a clinical abnormality or laboratory parameters outside the reference range may be included only if the investigator considers the finding not clinically significant, that it will not introduce additional risk factors, nor interfere with the study procedures."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Signed written Informed Consent/Assent (where applicable, according to local regulations) prior to the conduct of any study-specific procedures."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Participants with a history of basilar migraine, cluster headaches, or hemiplegic migraine, continuous migraine within 1 month prior to Screening Visit, history or diagnosis of complications of migraine, chronic tension-type headache, hypnic headache, cluster headache, hemicrania continua, new daily persistent headache, or unusual migraine subtypes such as hemiplegic migraine (sporadic and familial), ophthalmoplegic migraine, or migraine with neurological accompaniments that are not typical of migraine aura (diplopia, altered consciousness, or long duration)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a history of severe drug allergy or hypersensitivity or known hypersensitivity or intolerance to the excipients in rimegepant. History of anaphylaxis, documented hypersensitivity reaction, or clinically significant reaction to any drug."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Clinically significant abnormality identified on the medical or laboratory evaluation. The following laboratory results are exclusionary: • Serum creatinine value >1.5 times the upper limit of the reference range (ULN). • Serum total bilirubin > ULN, unless the participant has known or suspected Gilbert’s syndrome. • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 2 x ULN. AST and/or ALT may be repeated once during the screening period for assessment of eligibility."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Any “yes” response on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) for the period of 30 days prior to Screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a disease or takes medication that could, in the investigator’s opinion, interfere with the assessments of safety or tolerability, or interfere with the conduct or interpretation of the study."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a confounding and clinically significant pain syndrome that may interfere with the participant’s ability to participate in this study. History of major psychiatric disorder or any current psychiatric condition that is uncontrolled and/or untreated for a minimum of 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. Participants with a lifetime history of psychosis and/or mania are excluded. History of suicidal behavior or the participant is at risk of self-harm or harm to others."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a current diagnosis or history of substance abuse (excluding nicotine and caffeine) or alcohol abuse (DSM-5®19 criteria) < 2 years prior to the Screening Visit, as verified with legal representative(s) and in the opinion of the Investigator."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a history of cancer."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a history of moderate or severe head trauma or other neurological disorder (including seizure disorder) or systemic medical disease that is, in the investigator’s opinion, likely to affect central nervous system functioning."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has or has had medical conditions that is/are considered clinically relevant in the context of the study."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has one or more clinically significant out-of-range vital signs at the Screening or Baseline (Randomization) Visit."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a current diagnosis of viral hepatitis or a history of liver disease."}
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a known history of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), unless the participant has a CD4+ count >200 and undetectable viral load."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from baseline (observation period, OP) in the number of migraine days per month over the entire DBT phase (Weeks 1 to 12) in adolescents with episodic migraine.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from the observation period (OP) in the number of migraine days per month over Weeks 1 to 12 of the double-blind treatment (DBT) phase. A month is defined as 4 weeks for the purpose of the protocol."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of participants with ≥50% reduction from the OP in the number of moderate to severe migraine days per month over the entire DBT phase in adolescents with episodic migraine.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants achieving at least a 50% reduction from the observation period in the number of moderate to severe migraine days per month over Weeks 1 to 12."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in the number of moderate to severe headache days per month over the entire DBT phase in adolescents with episodic migraine.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean reduction from the observation period in number of moderate to severe headache days per month over Weeks 1 to 12 of DBT."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from the OP in the number of migraine days per month in the first 4 weeks (Weeks 1 to 4) of the DBT phase in adolescents with episodic migraine.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from OP in number of migraine days per month calculated for Weeks 1 to 4 of DBT."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from baseline in the Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQLTM) total score at Week 12 of the DBT phase in adolescents with episodic migraine.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales total score measured at Week 12 of DBT."}
Recruitment
- Digital Remote Recruitment
- Yes
- Planned Sample Size
- 659
- Recruitment Window Months
- 119
- Consent Approach
- Signed written informed consent and assent are required prior to any study-specific procedures. Minors provide assent where applicable and a parent/legal guardian provides consent; participants must be less than 18 at time of assent/consent and not reach 18 on or before randomization. Age-specific information and consent/assent forms are provided (examples: Assent 6-11 yo, Assent 12-17 yo, Parent/Adult ICD). Materials and assent videos are provided in multiple languages per country-specific documentation.
Methods
- Digital campaigns / AutoCruitment Digital Campaign materials (online digital advertising targeted to potential participants and caregivers).
- 2D animated videos (participant-facing and assent-focused animated videos) to explain the study and assent process.
- Participant invite letters and HCP referral letters for clinician referrals.
- Study posters and outreach media boards for site use.
- Phone screener (AutoCruitment Phone Screener) for pre-screening by phone.
- Study brochures and study visit guides provided to participants/caregivers.
- Site-based recruitment via hospital/clinic neurology and pediatric departments (site referral).
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 27
- Total Number Of Participants
- 415
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-06-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 23-12-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 558
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 20
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinico Universitario De Valladolid
- Department Name
- Neurology Department
- Principal Investigator Name
- Angel Luis Guerrero Peral
- Principal Investigator Email
- gueneurol@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Angel Luis Guerrero Peral
- Contact Person Email
- gueneurol@gmail.com
- Site Name
- University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Carmen Gonzalez Oria
- Principal Investigator Email
- carmengoria@hotmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Carmen Gonzalez Oria
- Contact Person Email
- carmengoria@hotmail.com
- Site Name
- Instituto De Investigaciones Del Sueno S.L.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Diego Garcia Borreguero
- Principal Investigator Email
- dgb@iis.es
- Contact Person Name
- Diego Garcia Borreguero
- Contact Person Email
- dgb@iis.es
- Site Name
- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario De Santiago
- Department Name
- Neuropediatric
- Principal Investigator Name
- Jesus Eiris Puñal
- Principal Investigator Email
- jesus.eiris.punal@sergas.es
- Contact Person Name
- Jesus Eiris Puñal
- Contact Person Email
- jesus.eiris.punal@sergas.es
- Site Name
- Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari
- Department Name
- Pediatric Medicine
- Principal Investigator Name
- Ana Roche
- Principal Investigator Email
- ana.roche.mar@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Ana Roche
- Contact Person Email
- ana.roche.mar@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro
- Department Name
- Neuropediatric
- Principal Investigator Name
- Manuel Oscar Blanco Barca
- Principal Investigator Email
- droblanco@hotmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Manuel Oscar Blanco Barca
- Contact Person Email
- droblanco@hotmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
- Department Name
- Servicio de Neurologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Samuel Diaz-Insa
- Principal Investigator Email
- sdiazinsa@yahoo.es
- Contact Person Name
- Samuel Diaz-Insa
- Contact Person Email
- sdiazinsa@yahoo.es
France
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-06-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 07-01-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 573
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 15
Sites
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
- Department Name
- Service de Neuropédiatrie
- Principal Investigator Name
- Pierre Meyer
- Principal Investigator Email
- p-meyer@chu-montpellier.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Pierre Meyer
- Contact Person Email
- p-meyer@chu-montpellier.fr
- Site Name
- Hopital Des Enfants
- Department Name
- Pôle de Pédiatrie (Equipe Ressource Régionale de Soins Palliatifs Pédiatriques Midi-Pyrénées)
- Principal Investigator Name
- Agnès Suc
- Principal Investigator Email
- suc.a@chu-toulouse.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Agnès Suc
- Contact Person Email
- suc.a@chu-toulouse.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
- Department Name
- Pédiatrie Générale
- Principal Investigator Name
- Julien Ngo
- Principal Investigator Email
- Julien.ngo@chicreteil.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Julien Ngo
- Contact Person Email
- Julien.ngo@chicreteil.fr
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-06-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 13-05-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 699
- Number Of Sites
- 10
- Number Of Participants
- 95
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia
- Department Name
- U.O. Neurologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Renata Rao
- Principal Investigator Email
- renaraodoc@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Renata Rao
- Contact Person Email
- renaraodoc@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale Della Provincia Di Bari
- Department Name
- UOSVD Centro Epilessia ed EEG dellEta Evolutiva
- Principal Investigator Name
- Vittorio Sciruicchio
- Principal Investigator Email
- vittorio.sciruicchio@asl.bari.it
- Contact Person Name
- Vittorio Sciruicchio
- Contact Person Email
- vittorio.sciruicchio@asl.bari.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I
- Department Name
- Dipartimento Materno Infantile e Scienze UroGinecologiche
- Principal Investigator Name
- Alberto Spalice
- Principal Investigator Email
- alberto.spalice@uniroma1.it
- Contact Person Name
- Alberto Spalice
- Contact Person Email
- alberto.spalice@uniroma1.it
- Site Name
- Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
- Department Name
- Unità Complessa di Neurologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Massimiliano Valeriani
- Principal Investigator Email
- massimiliano.valeriani@opbg.net
- Contact Person Name
- Massimiliano Valeriani
- Contact Person Email
- massimiliano.valeriani@opbg.net
- Site Name
- Università La Sapienza - Centro Ambulatorio Cefalee, I.C.O.T.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Cherubino Di Lorenzo
- Principal Investigator Email
- cherubino.dilorenzo@uniroma1.it
- Contact Person Name
- Cherubino Di Lorenzo
- Contact Person Email
- cherubino.dilorenzo@uniroma1.it
- Site Name
- IRCCS Foundation Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
- Department Name
- Clinica delle neuropatie degenerative centrali e periferiche
- Principal Investigator Name
- Licia Grazzi
- Principal Investigator Email
- Licia.Grazzi@istituto-besta.it
- Contact Person Name
- Licia Grazzi
- Contact Person Email
- Licia.Grazzi@istituto-besta.it
- Site Name
- Irccs San Raffaele Roma S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Unità Cefalee e Dolore
- Principal Investigator Name
- Piero Barbanti
- Principal Investigator Email
- piero.barbanti@sanraffaele.it
- Contact Person Name
- Piero Barbanti
- Contact Person Email
- piero.barbanti@sanraffaele.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS
- Department Name
- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze
- Principal Investigator Name
- Renzo Guerrini
- Principal Investigator Email
- renzo.guerrini@meyer.it
- Contact Person Name
- Renzo Guerrini
- Contact Person Email
- renzo.guerrini@meyer.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino
- Principal Investigator Name
- Renato Borgatti
- Principal Investigator Email
- renato.borgatti@mondino.it
- Contact Person Name
- Renato Borgatti
- Contact Person Email
- renato.borgatti@mondino.it
- Site Name
- AORN San Giuseppe Moscati Avellino
- Principal Investigator Name
- Florindo D'Onofrio
- Principal Investigator Email
- florindo.donofrio@libero.it
- Contact Person Name
- Florindo D'Onofrio
- Contact Person Email
- florindo.donofrio@libero.it
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-06-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 15-05-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 701
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 285
Sites
- Site Name
- Wojewodzki Specjalistyczny Szpital Dzieciecy Im Sw Ludwika W Krakowie
- Principal Investigator Name
- Barbara Prawdzic-Senkowska
- Principal Investigator Email
- barbara.senkowska@interia.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Barbara Prawdzic-Senkowska
- Contact Person Email
- barbara.senkowska@interia.pl
- Site Name
- Neurologia Slaska Centrum Medyczne
- Principal Investigator Name
- Marek Smilowski
- Principal Investigator Email
- marek.smilowski2@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Marek Smilowski
- Contact Person Email
- marek.smilowski2@gmail.com
- Site Name
- MIGRE Polskie Centrum Leczenia Migreny Anna Gryglas-Dworak
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anna Gryglas-Dworak
- Principal Investigator Email
- anna.gryglas@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Anna Gryglas-Dworak
- Contact Person Email
- anna.gryglas@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Neuromed M. I M. Nastaj. sp.p.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Marcin Nastaj
- Principal Investigator Email
- marcinnastaj@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Marcin Nastaj
- Contact Person Email
- marcinnastaj@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Clinical Research Center Sp. z o.o. Medic-R sp.k.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Ilona Pieczonka-Ruszkowska
- Principal Investigator Email
- ilona.pieczonka-ruszkowska@cr-center.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Ilona Pieczonka-Ruszkowska
- Contact Person Email
- ilona.pieczonka-ruszkowska@cr-center.pl
- Site Name
- Next Stage Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Lukasz Kmieciak
- Principal Investigator Email
- kmieciak_lukasz@o2.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Lukasz Kmieciak
- Contact Person Email
- kmieciak_lukasz@o2.pl
- Site Name
- Mtz Clinical Research Powered By Pratia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Damian Okrucinski
- Principal Investigator Email
- dokrucinski@hotmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Damian Okrucinski
- Contact Person Email
- dokrucinski@hotmail.com
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Pfizer Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC
- Responsibilities
- Pharmacovigilance
- Name
- Syneos Health Netherlands B.V.
- Responsibilities
- sponsorDuties codes: 1,2,7 (country legal/operations support)
- Name
- Imperial Clinical Research Services International Ltd.
- Responsibilities
- Printing Vendor / operational support
- Name
- 4g Clinical LLC
- Responsibilities
- IVRS – treatment randomisation
- Name
- Eresearchtechnology Inc.
- Responsibilities
- ECG analysis/review
- Name
- Cytel Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Statistical/analysis support (sponsorDuties code 10)
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Acm Medical Laboratory Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 4 (contact awillsey@acmgloballab.com)","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 7 (Ronima.AICH@3ds.com)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC","duties_or_roles":"Pharmacovigilance","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"ECG analysis/ review","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Yprime LLC","duties_or_roles":"eCOA (eDiary)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"4g Clinical LLC","duties_or_roles":"IVRS30 – treatment randomisation","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Imperial Clinical Research Services International Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"Printing Vendor","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Cytel Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 10 (support@cytel.com)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"France","full_name":"Pharmaspecific","duties_or_roles":"Patient Travel Reimbursement","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Syneos Health Netherlands B.V.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1, 2, 7 (LegalRepContact@syneoshealth.com)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- VYDURA 75 mg oral lyophilisate
- Active Substance
- RIMEGEPANT
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation (EU) EU/1/22/1645/002
- Dose Levels
- 75 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 75 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- 35 mg oral lyophilisate
- Active Substance
- RIMEGEPANT
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational medicinal product (IMPD referenced, miaNumber IMP11510/00002)
- Dose Levels
- 35 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 75 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- 25 mg oral lyophilisate
- Active Substance
- RIMEGEPANT
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational medicinal product (IMPD referenced, miaNumber IMP11510/00002)
- Dose Levels
- 25 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 75 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- 50 mg oral lyophilisate
- Active Substance
- RIMEGEPANT
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational medicinal product (IMPD referenced, miaNumber IMP11510/00002)
- Dose Levels
- 50 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 75 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- Rimegepant Placebo
- Modality
- Other
- Authorisation Status
- Placebo (not applicable)
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