Efficacy and Safety of a Fixed-dose Combination of Naratriptan and Naproxen in Acute Treatment of Migraine.

NCT ID: NCT01726920

Last Updated: 2016-03-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-07-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a fixed-dose combination of naratriptan 2,5 mg + naproxen 500 mg is effective and safe compared each monotherapy for the acute treatment of migraine.

Conditions

Migraine; Headache

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

naratriptan + naproxen

Fixed-dose combination of naratriptan + naproxen

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

naratriptan + naproxen

Intervention Type: DRUG

Tablets containing naratriptan 2,5 mg + naproxen 500 mg

naratriptan

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

naratriptan

Intervention Type: DRUG

Tablets containing naratriptan 2,5 mg

naproxen

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

naproxen

Intervention Type: DRUG

Tablets containing naproxen 500 mg

Interventions

naratriptan + naproxen

Tablets containing naratriptan 2,5 mg + naproxen 500 mg

Intervention Type: DRUG

naratriptan

Tablets containing naratriptan 2,5 mg

Intervention Type: DRUG

naproxen

Tablets containing naproxen 500 mg

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female patient, age in the range of 18-65 years inclusive that has onset of migraine before age 50;
• Patient has at least a 3-month history of migraine with or without aura according to the ICHD-II, 2004, IHS (International Headache Society) criteria;
• Patients experienced an average migraine headache frequency of 2-6 moderate or severe attacks per month in the last 03 months prior to screening visit;
• Patients able to distinguish his/her migraine attacks from any other types of headaches;
• Patients able to understand and consent to participate in this clinical study, expressed by signing the Informed Consent (IC).

Exclusion Criteria

• History of more than 6 migraine attacks/month in the last 03 months prior to screening visit;
• History of non-migraine headache frequency ≥ 15 days/month in each of the 3 months prior to screening;
• History of following migraine variants, according to the ICHD-II, 2004, IHS (International Headache Society): basilar migraine, aura without headache, familial hemiplegic migraine, sporadic hemiplegic migraine or aura with non-migraine headache;
• If female of childbearing potential, has a negative urine pregnancy test at Visit 0 and doesn't use, or doesn't agree to use, for the duration of the study, a medically acceptable form of contraception as determined by the investigator;
• Woman in pregnancy or lactation period;
• History of epilepsy or psychiatric condition that may affect the compliance of the treatment;
• Patients in acupuncture treatment for the symptoms of migraine attacks;
• History or symptoms of cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, or with Prinzmetal's angina) or has symptoms of ischemic heart disease;
• Suffers from peripheral vascular disease;
• History of cerebrovascular pathology including stroke and/or transient ischemic attacks;
• History of allergic reactions to naproxen preparations, including subjects in whom aspirin or other NSAID drugs induce the syndrome of asthma, rhinitis, nasal polyps or urticaria;
• Diagnosis of renal or hepatic failure;
• Has significant (as determined by the investigator) cardiovascular risk factors that may include uncontrolled high blood pressure, post-menopausal women, males over 40 years old, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, diabetes mellitus, smoking, or a family history of cardiovascular disease in a 1st degree relative;
• Patients who have stopped or changed the dosage of the preventive treatment of migraine in the last 2 weeks prior the screening visit (V0), including the use of calcium channel blockers, tricyclic antidepressants, beta blockers or serotonergic medications for any other indications;
• Use of prohibited medicine as shown in 9.3 item of this protocol;
• Inability to understand and report the categorical scale debilitating functional of study or symptoms diary;
• Has abused, in the opinion of the Investigator, any of the following drugs, currently or within the past 2 years: opioids, alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepine, cocaine or abuse of drugs for migraine treatment including narcotics or ergotamines headache in the past 03 months;
• Hypersensitivity to naratriptan, naproxen, or any of its components;
• Hypersensitivity to sulfonamides;
• History of malignancy ≤ 5 years or > 5 years without documentation of remission / cure, for example, melanoma, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloproliferative disorders and renal cell carcinoma of any duration. Exception: Subjects with basal cell skin cancers, squamous cell, and cervical cancer in situ may be eligible;
• Participation in last one year of clinical protocols, unless it can be direct benefit to patient;
• Any finding of clinical observation (anamnesis and physical exam) laboratory abnormality (eg, blood glucose, blood count), disease (for example, liver, cardiovascular system, lung) or therapy that, in opinion of the investigator, may endanger the patient or interfere with the endpoints of study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Ache Laboratorios Farmaceuticos S.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

ACH-NRP-03(04/12)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id