NCT05509400

Brief Summary

This study is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of rimegepant in a population of adults that are unsuitable for triptan medications due to a previous intolerance, lack of efficacy, or contraindication (including a history of clinically-relevant cardiovascular disease).

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
813

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2022

Typical duration for phase_4

Geographic Reach
14 countries

91 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 18, 2022

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 22, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 18, 2022

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 10, 2025

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 10, 2025

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 21, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

April 21, 2026

Status Verified

April 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

2.4 years

First QC Date

August 18, 2022

Results QC Date

March 6, 2026

Last Update Submit

April 17, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

MigraineAcute MigraineHeadacheAcute treatment of Migraine in adults unsuitable for triptans

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percentage of Participants With Pain Relief at 2 Hours Post-Dose: DBT Phase

    Participants recorded their migraine headache pain intensity using 4-point numeric rating scale (0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe). Pain relief at 2 hours post-dose was defined as pain intensity of none or mild at that time point.

    At 2 hours post-dose

Secondary Outcomes (22)

  • Percentage of Participants With Pain Freedom at 2 Hours Post-Dose: DBT Phase

    At 2 hours post-dose

  • Percentage of Participants Who Used Rescue Medications Within 24 Hours Post-Dose: DBT Phase

    Within 24 hours post-dose

  • Percentage of Participants With Return to Normal Function at 2 Hours Post-Dose: DBT Phase

    At 2 hours post-dose

  • Percentage of Participants With Sustained Return to Normal Function From 2 to 24 Hours Post-Dose: DBT Phase

    From 2 to 24 hours post-dose

  • Percentage of Participants With Sustained Return to Normal Function From 2 to 48 Hours Post-Dose: DBT Phase

    From 2 to 48 hours post-dose

  • +17 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Rimegepant

EXPERIMENTAL

Rimegepant - Double-blind (DB) Phase: One dose of rimegepant 75 mg Oral Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) Rimegepant/Rimegepant - Open-label Extension (OLE) Phase: participants receive one dose rimegepant 75 mg ODT as needed for a qualifying acute migraine. A qualifying migraine is an attack of moderate or severe headache pain intensity. Migraine headache pain intensity will be measured on a 4-point numeric rating scale (0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe)

Drug: Rimegepant

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo - Double-blind (DB) Phase: One dose of matching placebo Placebo/Rimegepant - Open-label Extension (OLE) Phase: participants receive one dose rimegepant 75 mg ODT for a qualifying migraine

Drug: PlaceboDrug: Rimegepant

Interventions

DB Phase: Rimegepant 75 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT)

Rimegepant

DB Phase: matching placebo

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Migraine attacks present for more than 1 year with the age of onset prior to 50 years of age.
  • Migraine attacks, on average, lasting about 4 - 72 hours if untreated.
  • to 14 migraine days per month on average across the 3 months prior to the Screening Visit (month is defined as 28 days for the purpose of this protocol).
  • Less than 15 headache days (migraine or non-migraine) per month in each of the 3 months prior to the Screening Visit and throughout the Screening Phase.
  • Subjects must be able to distinguish migraine attacks from tension/cluster headaches.
  • Subjects on prophylactic migraine medication (excluding CGRP antagonists) are permitted to remain on therapy if they have been on a stable dose for at least 3 months (12 weeks) prior to the Screening Visit, and if the dose is not expected to change during the course of the study.
  • Triptan unsuitable

You may not qualify if:

  • History of cluster headache, basilar migraine, or hemiplegic migraine
  • Current medication overuse headaches
  • Headaches occurring 15 or more days per month (migraine or non-migraine) in any of the 3 months prior to the Screening Visit
  • Active chronic pain syndrome (such as fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain, complex regional pain syndrome \[CRPS\])
  • Other pain syndromes (including trigeminal neuralgia), dementia, or significant neurological disorders (other than migraine) that, in the Investigator's opinion, interfere with study assessments of safety or efficacy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (93)

Clinical Research Institute

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

Location

Ki Health Partners LLC, dba New England Institute for Clinical Research

Stamford, Connecticut, 06905, United States

Location

Wr-Msra, Llc

Lake City, Florida, 32055, United States

Location

Sensible Healthcare LLC

Ocoee, Florida, 34761, United States

Location

Sandhill Research, LLC d/b/a Accel Research Sites Network - Ormond Clinical Research Unit

Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174, United States

Location

WR-Mount Vernon Clinical Research, LLC

Sandy Springs, Georgia, 30328, United States

Location

Collective Medical Research

Overland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States

Location

DelRicht Research

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States

Location

Boston Clinical Trials

Boston, Massachusetts, 02131, United States

Location

Community Clinical Research Network Inc

Marlborough, Massachusetts, 01752, United States

Location

Michigan Headache & Neurological Institute

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104, United States

Location

Rochester Medical Group

Rochester Hills, Michigan, 48307, United States

Location

DM Clinical Research - Detroit

Southfield, Michigan, 48076, United States

Location

Clinvest Research, LLC

Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States

Location

St Charles Clinical Research

Weldon Spring, Missouri, 63304, United States

Location

DM Clinical Research - NY, NY

Brooklyn, New York, 11220, United States

Location

New York Neurology Associates

New York, New York, 10003, United States

Location

Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

Location

Headache Wellness Center, PC

Greensboro, North Carolina, 27405, United States

Location

Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc. - Anderson

Anderson, South Carolina, 29621, United States

Location

Red Star Research, LLC

Lake Jackson, Texas, 77566, United States

Location

DM Clinical Research

Tomball, Texas, 77375, United States

Location

Northwest Clinical Research Center

Bellevue, Washington, 98007, United States

Location

USC Clinical Trials Centre

Sippy Downs, Queensland, 4556, Australia

Location

Alfred Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

Location

Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Klagenfurt, Carinthia, 9020, Austria

Location

Medical University Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria

Location

Cabinet Privé Dr. Simona Sava

Saint-Nicolas, Liège, 4420, Belgium

Location

GZA Ziekenhuizen

Antwerp, 2610, Belgium

Location

UZ Brussel

Brussels, 1090, Belgium

Location

UZ Gent

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Location

Jessa Ziekenhuis

Hasselt, 3500, Belgium

Location

University of Calgary South Health Campus

Calgary, Alberta, T3M 1M4, Canada

Location

Aggarwal and Associates Limited

Brampton, Ontario, L6T 0G1, Canada

Location

Clinique Neuro-Lévis

Lévis, Quebec, G6W 0M5, Canada

Location

Alpha Recherche Clinique

Québec, Quebec, G3K 2P8, Canada

Location

ALPHA Recherche Clinique

Québec, G2J 0C4, Canada

Location

University Hospital of Southern Denmark

Esbjerg, DK-6700, Denmark

Location

Danish Headache Center

Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark

Location

Hospitalsenhed Midt

Viborg, DK-8800, Denmark

Location

Helsinki Headache Center

Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00830, Finland

Location

Terveystalo Ruoholahti

Helsinki, Finland

Location

Terveystalo Tampere Rautatienkatu

Tampere, 33100, Finland

Location

Terveystalo Pulssi

Turku, 20100, Finland

Location

Timone Hospital

Marseille, Provence, 13005, France

Location

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer

Bron, 69500, France

Location

CHU Clermont Ferrand - Hopital Gabriel Montpied

Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France

Location

Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois

Epagny Metz-Tessy, 74370, France

Location

CHU de Lille - Hôpital Salengro

Lille, 59037, France

Location

CHU Nice Hopital Cimiez

Nice, 06000, France

Location

Hopital Lariboisiere

Paris, 75010, France

Location

CHU Saint-Etienne - Hopital Nord

Saint-Etienne, 42055, France

Location

Neurologische Praxis Prof. Dr. Hartmut Gobel

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, D-24149, Germany

Location

University Hospital Jena

Jena, Thuringia, 07747, Germany

Location

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Neurologische Ambulanz, Kopfschmerzambulanz

Berlin, 10117, Germany

Location

Kopfschmerzzentrum Frankfurt

Frankfurt, 65929, Germany

Location

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, MI, 20132, Italy

Location

AOU Luigi Vanvitelli

Naples, Naples, 80138, Italy

Location

Fondazione Policlinico Campus BioMedico

Rome, RM, 00128, Italy

Location

Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta

Milan, 20133, Italy

Location

AOU Policlinico di Modena

Modena, 41124, Italy

Location

Fondazione Mondino - Istituto Neurologico Nazionale IRCCS

Pavia, 27100, Italy

Location

Headache and Pain Unit - IRCCS San Raffaele

Rome, 00163, Italy

Location

Clinical Research Institute S.C.

Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, 54055, Mexico

Location

Centro de Investigación Médica de Aguascalientes (CIMA)

Aguascalientes, 20116, Mexico

Location

Operadora Unidad de Investigación En Salud de Chihuahua, Sa de Cv

Mexico City, 14050, Mexico

Location

Clinstile SA de CV

Mexico City, CDMX 06700, Mexico

Location

Centrum Medyczne Neuromed

Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-163, Poland

Location

MIGRE Polskie Centrum Leczenia Migreny Anna Gryglas-Dworak

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 52-210, Poland

Location

Twoja Przychodnia Nowosolskie Centrum Medyczne

Nowa Sól, Lubusz Voivodeship, 67-100, Poland

Location

Concept Medica

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-773, Poland

Location

MICS Centrum Medyczne Damiana Walbrzyska

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-739, Poland

Location

Instytut Zdrowia dr Boczarska-Jedynak Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.

Oświęcim, Małopolska, 32-600, Poland

Location

Vita Longa Sp. Z o.o.

Katowice, 40-748, Poland

Location

MICS Centrum Medyczne Szczecin

Szczecin, 70-784, Poland

Location

Praktyka Lekarska

Warsaw, 00-144, Poland

Location

MTZ Clinical Research Powered by Pratia

Warsaw, 02-172, Poland

Location

Centrum Leczenia Bolu dr n med Lukasz Kmieciak

Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 91-363, Poland

Location

University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla

Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, 28046, Spain

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Virgen del Rocio University Hospital

Seville, 41013, Spain

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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

CTC Solna

Solna, Stockholms LÄN [se-01], 171 64, Sweden

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CTC Uppsala

Uppsala, Uppsala County, 752 37, Sweden

Location

Skåneuro Privatmottagning

Lund, 222 22, Sweden

Location

Hälsoklustret

Stockholm, 112 39, Sweden

Location

Akardo MedSite

Stockholm, 117 27, Sweden

Location

Re: Cognition Health Ltd.

Edgebaston, Birmingham, B16 8LT, United Kingdom

Location

4 Medical Clinical Solutions London

Ilford, Essex, IG1 4HP, United Kingdom

Location

Lakeside Healthcare Group Research

Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2UR, United Kingdom

Location

Kings College London

London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom

Location

4 Medical Clinical Solutions

Swinton, M27 8FF, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Ashina M, McAllister P, Gaul C, Leyva-Rendon A, Ramirez LM, Nalpas C, Thiry A, Abraham L, Fountaine RJ, Fullerton T. Can rimegepant stop symptoms of a migraine attack in people who have not found triptans to work well or are not recommended to use triptans? A plain language summary of a clinical study. Pain Manag. 2026 Apr 3:1-15. doi: 10.1080/17581869.2026.2646705. Online ahead of print.

  • Ashina M, McAllister P, Gaul C, Leyva-Rendon A, Ramirez LM, Nalpas C, Thiry A, Abraham L, Fountaine RJ, Fullerton T. Rimegepant for acute treatment of migraine in triptan-unsuitable adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 4 trial. Cephalalgia. 2025 Nov;45(11):3331024251395298. doi: 10.1177/03331024251395298. Epub 2025 Nov 18.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Migraine DisordersHeadache

Interventions

rimegepant sulfate

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Headache Disorders, PrimaryHeadache DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesPainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

Title
Pfizer ClinicalTrials.gov Call Center
Organization
Pfizer Inc.

Study Officials

  • Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

    Pfizer

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 18, 2022

First Posted

August 22, 2022

Study Start

October 18, 2022

Primary Completion

March 10, 2025

Study Completion

June 10, 2025

Last Updated

April 21, 2026

Results First Posted

April 21, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Pfizer will provide access to individual de-identified participant data and related study documents (e.g. protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), Clinical Study Report (CSR)) upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria, conditions, and exceptions. Further details on Pfizer's data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical\_trials/trial\_data\_and\_results/data\_requests.

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