Tonabersat in the Prophylaxis of Migraine With Aura

NCT ID: NCT00332007

Last Updated: 2009-08-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

39 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-05-31

Study Completion Date

2008-08-31

Brief Summary

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Overall trial objectives:

1. Can treatment with tonabersat reduce the number of days with aura and/or migraine headache in patients with migraine with aura
2. How well tolerated is treatment with tonabersat

The study is based on the hypothesis that the unique mechanism of action of tonabersat will inhibit some of the early events in the generation of aura and migraine headache and so be effective as prophylactic treatment

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Migraine With Aura

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

Tonabersat 40 mg daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tonabersat

Intervention Type DRUG

two tablets once daily

2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

two tablets once daily

Interventions

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Tonabersat

two tablets once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

two tablets once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with an established history of migraine of at least one year meeting the diagnostic criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders - Edition 2 (Appendix 2) and who experience at least one aura a month.
* Male or female patients between 18-65 years of age
* Women of child bearing potential must be using a reliable form of contraception (defined in the protocol) for at least 3 months prior to enrolment and they must have a negative pregnancy test at screening with no intention of becoming pregnant during the study period

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients experiencing headache other than migraine or tension headache
* Overuse of acute migraine treatments defined as more than 14 daily doses per month with analgesics or more than 9 daily doses per month of ergots or triptans within the last two months
* Migraine prophylactic treatment within two months prior to entry to the trial
* Patients taking any of the following medications for migraine: beta-blockers, tricyclic antidepressants (during the last 2 months), antiepileptic dugs (during the last 2 months), calcium channel blockers, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, daily NSAIDs, daily paracetamol, high dose magnesium supplements (600mg/day). Parenteral administration of botulinum toxin is also excluded. These drugs are permitted when given for diseases other than migraine provided that, in the opinion of the investigator the dose can be kept constant throughout the trial.
* Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, have significant cerebrovascular disease e.g. transient ischaemic attacks, stroke
* Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, have clinically significant cardiovascular disease
* Patients suffering from a current clinical diagnosis of a major depressive disorder or schizophrenia
* Patients with renal dysfunction , defined as a serum creatinine of greater than 125% of the upper limit of normal for their age group
* Patients with hepatic dysfunction defined as a liver function test (AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin) of greater than twice the upper limit of normal for their age group
* Patients with known alcohol or other substance abuse
* Use of an investigational drug (for any indication) within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is the longer, prior to screening
* Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
* Women of childbearing potential not using a reliable form of contraception
* Patients with any other clinically significant condition which, in the investigators opinion, would render them unsuitable for this study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Minster Research Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Copenhagen

Principal Investigators

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Jes Olesen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Copenhagen, Department of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital

Locations

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Danish Headache Centre, Department of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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International Headache Society Clinical Trials Subcommittee. Guidelines for controlled trials of drugs in migraine (second edition). Cephalalgia 2000; 20:765-86. Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products. Note for guidance on clinical investigation of medicinal products for the treatment of migraine, CPMP/EWP/788/01/Final. London, 17 December 2003.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products. Note for guidance on clinical investigation of medicinal products for the treatment of migraine, CPMP/EWP/788/01/Final. London, 17 December 2003.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Hauge AW, Asghar MS, Schytz HW, Christensen K, Olesen J. Effects of tonabersat on migraine with aura: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. Lancet Neurol. 2009 Aug;8(8):718-23. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70135-8. Epub 2009 Jun 29.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19570717 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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TON/02/05-CLIN

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id