A Study of Rizatriptan for the Treatment of Acute Migraine in Patients on Topiramate for Migraine Prophylaxis

NCT ID: NCT00812006

Last Updated: 2024-05-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-03-24

Study Completion Date

2009-10-22

Brief Summary

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This study will provide additional efficacy data for rizatriptan when used for an acute migraine attack in patients already taking topiramate for migraine prophylaxis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Migraine

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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A

Treatment Sequence A: rizatriptan, rizatriptan, placebo

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

rizatriptan benzoate

Intervention Type DRUG

rizatriptan 10 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) orally for a moderate or severe migraine attack

Comparator: placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to rizatriptan 10 mg ODT orally for a moderate or severe migraine attack

B

Sequence B: rizatriptan, placebo, rizatriptan

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

rizatriptan benzoate

Intervention Type DRUG

rizatriptan 10 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) orally for a moderate or severe migraine attack

Comparator: placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to rizatriptan 10 mg ODT orally for a moderate or severe migraine attack

C

Sequence C: placebo, rizatriptan, rizatriptan

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

rizatriptan benzoate

Intervention Type DRUG

rizatriptan 10 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) orally for a moderate or severe migraine attack

Comparator: placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to rizatriptan 10 mg ODT orally for a moderate or severe migraine attack

Interventions

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rizatriptan benzoate

rizatriptan 10 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) orally for a moderate or severe migraine attack

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: placebo

Placebo to rizatriptan 10 mg ODT orally for a moderate or severe migraine attack

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Maxalt

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient has a history of migraine with or without aura for more than one year, with between 2 and 8 moderate to severe attacks per month
* Patient is currently taking at least 50 mg topiramate daily for migraine prophylaxis
* Patient can distinguish between migraine and other types of headache
* Patient agrees to remain abstinent or use effective birth control during the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient is pregnant or breast-feeding
* Patient has a history of mostly mild migraines or migraines that resolve within 2 hours
* Patient has more than 15 headache-days per month or has taken medication for acute headache on more than 10 days per month in the 3 months prior to screening.
* Patient was \> 50 years old at age of migraine onset
* Patient has history of heart disease
* Patient has uncontrolled hypertension
* Patient has had cancer within 5 years of screening (excepting certain skin and cervical cancers)
* Patient has started taking Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) or Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) or has changed doses within 3 months of screening
* Patient is taking more than one other migraine prophylactic medication
* Patient has repeatedly failed to respond to or tolerate rizatriptan
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Organon and Co

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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Seeburger JL, Cady RK, Winner P, MacGregor A, Valade D, Ge Y, Zhang Y, Hustad CM, Strickler N, Schaefer E, Connor KM, Ho TW. Rizatriptan for treatment of acute migraine in patients taking topiramate for migraine prophylaxis. Headache. 2012 Jan;52(1):57-67. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2011.02027.x. Epub 2011 Nov 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22078129 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2008_597

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0462-085

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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