Eptinezumab as Preventive Treatment of Migraine in Adults With Migraine

NCT ID: NCT04921384

Last Updated: 2026-01-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

981 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-29

Study Completion Date

2025-02-17

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates the efficacy of eptinezumab to prevent migraine in participants with chronic migraine.

Detailed Description

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This is an interventional, multi-regional, multi-site, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III study, to confirm the efficacy and safety of eptinezumab in participants with chronic migraine who are eligible for preventive treatment.

participants will be randomly allocated to one of three treatment groups: eptinezumab 300 mg, eptinezumab 100 mg, or placebo.

The double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period will be followed by an extension period where all participants will receive active treatment to further assess the safety and tolerability of eptinezumab.

The total study duration from the Screening Visit to the Safety Follow-up Visit is approximately 36 weeks and includes a Screening Period (28-30 days), a Placebo-controlled Period (12 weeks), an Extension Period (12 weeks), and a Safety Follow-up Period (8 weeks).

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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Eptinezumab 300 mg

300 mg eptinezumab by intravenous (IV) infusion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Eptinezumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Solution for infusion, intravenously

Eptinezumab 100 mg

100 mg eptinezumab by IV infusion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Eptinezumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Solution for infusion, intravenously

Placebo

Placebo by IV infusion.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

0.9% normal saline, intravenously

Eptinezumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Solution for infusion, intravenously

Interventions

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Placebo

0.9% normal saline, intravenously

Intervention Type DRUG

Eptinezumab

Solution for infusion, intravenously

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Lu AG09221

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The participant has a diagnosis of CM as defined by IHS ICHD-3 guidelines confirmed at screening visit with a history of migraine onset at least 12 months prior to the Screening Visit.
* The participant has a migraine onset at ≤50 years of age.
* The participant has ≥8 migraine days per month for each month within the past 3 months prior to the Screening Visit.
* The participant fulfils the following criteria for migraine in prospectively collected information in the eDiary during the screening period:
* Migraine occurring on ≥8 days and headache occurring on ≥15 to ≤26 days.
* The participant has demonstrated compliance with the Headache eDiary by entry of data for at least 24 of the 28 days following the Screening Visit.
* The participant is aged ≥18 (≥20 for Taiwan) and ≤75 years at the Screening Visit.

Exclusion Criteria

* The participant has received any medication targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) pathway as preventive treatment of migraine.
* The participant has confounding and clinically significant pain syndromes, (for example, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, complex regional pain syndrome).
* The participant has a diagnosis of acute or active temporomandibular disorder.
* The participant has a history or diagnosis of chronic tension-type headache, hypnic headache, cluster headache, hemicrania continua, new daily persistent headache, or unusual migraine subtypes such as hemiplegic migraine (sporadic and familial), ophthalmoplegic migraine, migraine with brainstem aura and migraine with neurological accompaniments that are not typical of migraine aura (diplopia, altered consciousness, or long duration).
* The participant has a lifetime history of psychosis, bipolar mania, or dementia.
* Participants with other psychiatric conditions whose symptoms are not controlled or who have not been adequately treated for a minimum of 6 months prior to screening are also excluded.
* The participant has a history of clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including uncontrolled hypertension, vascular ischaemia or thromboembolic events (for example, cerebrovascular accident, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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H. Lundbeck A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Email contact via H. Lundbeck A/S

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

[email protected]

Locations

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The First Medical Center of The Chinese PLA General Hospital (301 Hospital)

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University - Yanjiang Campus

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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People's Hospital of Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University - Main Campus

Wuhan, Hubei, China

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Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Capital Medical University

Beijing, , China

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Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University

Beijing, , China

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The First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University(Jiangsu Province Hospital)

Beijing, , China

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The First Hospital of Jilin University

Changchun, , China

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The Second Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University - Ziqiang Campus

Changchun, , China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Chongqing, , China

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The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

Guiyang, , China

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Jiangxi Pingxiang People's Hospital

Pingxiang, , China

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Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, , China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xi'an, , China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

Zhengzhou, , China

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Malkhaz Katsiashvili Multiprofile Emergency Medicine Center -3 Nakalakevis Kucha

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Ltd Israel-Georgia Medical Research Clinic Helsicore

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Pineo Medical Ecosystem

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Aversi Clinic LTD

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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MediClubGeorgia Ltd

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Multiprofile Clinic Consilium Medulla

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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S. Khechinashvili University Clinic, Ltd.

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital

Ichikawa-Shi, Chiba, Japan

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Nakamura Memorial Hospital

Sapporo-Shi Chuo-Ku, Hokkaidô, Japan

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Iwate Medical University Uchimaru Medical Center

Morioka, Iwate, Japan

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Sendai Headache and Cranial Nerves Clinic

Sendai-Shi Taihaku-Ku, Miyagi, Japan

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Makabe Clinic

Okayama-Shi Kita-Ku, Okayama-ken, Japan

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Saitama Neuropsychiatric Institute

Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan

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Moriyama Neurological Center Hospital

Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Shinagawa strings clinic

Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

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USUDA CLINIC for internal medicine

Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Fukuuchi Pain Clinic

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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Keio University Hospital

Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Suzuki Kei Yasuragi clinic

Tachikawa-Shi, Tokyo, Japan

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Nagamitsu Clinic

Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan

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DOI Clinic Internal Medicine

Hirosima Naka-ku, , Japan

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Atsuchi Neurosurgery Hospital

Kagoshima, , Japan

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Ikeda Neurosurgical Clinic

Kasuga, , Japan

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Jinnouchi Neurosurgery Clinic

Kasuga-shi, , Japan

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Shin Matsudakai Atago Hospital

Kochi, , Japan

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Tatsuoka Neurology Clinic

Kyoto Shimojo-ku, , Japan

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Dokkyo Medical University Hospital

Mibu-Machi, , Japan

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Mito Kyodo General Hospital

Mito, , Japan

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Tominaga Hospital

Naniwa-ku, , Japan

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Tokyo headache clinic

Shibuya-ku, , Japan

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Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital

Shizuoka, , Japan

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Eiju General Hospital

Taitō City, , Japan

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Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital

Tokyo, , Japan

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Toyota Memorial Hospital

Toyota-shi, , Japan

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Solumed Centrum Medyczne

Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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

Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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ETG Lublin - PPDS

Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

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ETG Zamosc - PPDS

Zamość, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

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MTZ Clinical Research Powered by PRATIA - PPDS

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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ETG Neuroscience - PPDS

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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Centrum Medyczne Gdynia - PRATIA - PPDS

Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

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Centrum Medyczne Silmedic Sp z o o

Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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Centrum Medyczne Katowice - PRATIA - PPDS

Katowice, , Poland

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Centrum Medyczne Kiepury Clinic

Sosnowiec, , Poland

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MIGRE Polskie Centrum Leczenia Migreny Anna Gryglas-Dworak

Wroclaw, , Poland

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MUDr. Beata Dupejova, Neurologicka ambulancia, s.r.o.

Banská Bystrica, , Slovakia

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IN MEDIC, s.r.o.

Bardejov, , Slovakia

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KONZILIUM s.r.o

Dubnica nad Váhom, , Slovakia

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SANERA, s.r.o.

Prešov, , Slovakia

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Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital

Goyang-si, Gyeonggido, South Korea

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Chungnam National University Hospital

Daejeon, , South Korea

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Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital

Gyeonggi-do, , South Korea

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Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University

Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System

Seoul, , South Korea

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Asan Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS

Barcelona, , Spain

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C.H. Regional Reina Sofia - PPDS

Córdoba, , Spain

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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova

Lleida, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario La Paz - PPDS

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro - CIOCC

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Seville, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio - PPDS

Seville, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe de Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valladolid

Valladolid, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa

Zaragoza, , Spain

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Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Tri-Service General Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou

Taoyuan, , Taiwan

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Countries

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China Georgia Japan Poland Slovakia South Korea Spain Taiwan

References

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Yu S, Matsumori Y, Kim BK, Gryglas-Dworak A, Giorgadze G, Pozo-Rosich P, Krog Josiassen M, Ranc K, Ettrup A, Mittoux A, Sperling B, Takeshima T. Efficacy and safety of eptinezumab in a predominantly Asian population with chronic migraine: Results of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled SUNRISE trial. Cephalalgia. 2025 Oct;45(10):3331024251386095. doi: 10.1177/03331024251386095. Epub 2025 Oct 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 41091746 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2020-001657-42

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

19140A

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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