A Dose-Finding Study of MK0974 in Acute Migraine (MK0974-004)

NCT ID: NCT00246337

Last Updated: 2015-11-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

420 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-11-30

Study Completion Date

2006-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of an MK 0974 for migraine headache and to identify an appropriate dose range for further study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Migraine

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Placebo

Placebo to match assigned treatment arm; one orally-administered dose, plus an optional second dose of active drug, per assigned treatment arm, to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Comparator: Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to match assigned treatment arm; one orally-administered dose

MK0974 25 mg

MK0974 25 mg; one orally-administered dose, plus an optional second dose (placebo) to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK0974

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974 25 mg; one orally-administered dose

MK0974 50 mg

MK0974 50 mg; one orally-administered dose, plus an optional second dose (placebo) to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK0974

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974 50 mg; one orally-administered dose

MK0974 100 mg

MK0974 100 mg; one orally-administered dose, plus an optional second dose (placebo) to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK0974

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974 100 mg; one orally-administered dose

MK0974 200 mg

MK0974 200 mg; one orally-administered dose, plus an optional second dose (placebo) to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK0974

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974 200 mg; one orally-administered dose

MK0974 300 mg

MK0974 300 mg; one orally-administered dose, plus an optional second dose (placebo) to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK0974

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974 300 mg; one orally-administered dose

MK0974 400 mg

MK0974 400 mg; one orally-administered dose plus an optional second dose (placebo) to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK0974

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974 400 mg; one orally-administered dose

MK0974 600 mg

MK0974 600 mg; one orally-administered dose plus an optional second dose (placebo) to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK0974

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974 600 mg; one orally-administered dose

Rizatriptan 10 mg

Rizatriptan 10 mg; one orally-administered dose plus an optional second dose (placebo) to treat a single moderate-to-severe migraine headache.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rizatriptan

Intervention Type DRUG

Rizatriptan 10 mg; one orally-administered dose

Interventions

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Comparator: Placebo

Placebo to match assigned treatment arm; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974

MK0974 25 mg; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974

MK0974 50 mg; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974

MK0974 100 mg; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974

MK0974 200 mg; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974

MK0974 300 mg; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974

MK0974 400 mg; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0974

MK0974 600 mg; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Rizatriptan

Rizatriptan 10 mg; one orally-administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient has at least 1 year history of migraine (with or without aura)
* Females of childbearing years must use acceptable contraception throughout trial
* Patient is in general good health based on screening assessment

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient is pregnant/breast-feeding (or is a female expecting to conceive during the study period)
* Patient has heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure), uncontrolled diabetes or other significant disease
* Patient has major depression, other pain syndromes that might interfere with study assessments, psychiatric conditions, dementia, or significant neurological disorders (other then migraine)
* Patient has a history of gastric or small intestinal surgery or has a disease that causes malabsorption
* Patient has a history of cancer within the last 5 years
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Ho TW, Mannix LK, Fan X, Assaid C, Furtek C, Jones CJ, Lines CR, Rapoport AM; MK-0974 Protocol 004 study group. Randomized controlled trial of an oral CGRP receptor antagonist, MK-0974, in acute treatment of migraine. Neurology. 2008 Apr 15;70(16):1304-12. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000286940.29755.61. Epub 2007 Oct 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17914062 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2005_082

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0974-004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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