Skip to content

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo and Active-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Oral MK-0974 With Placebo and Zolmitriptan for the Acute Treatment of Migraine With or Without Aura - MK-0974 Pivotal Study 1 - worldwide (with active comparator)

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo and Active-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Oral MK-0974 With Placebo and Zolmitriptan for the Acute Treatment of Migraine With or Without Aura - MK-0974 Pivotal Study 1 - worldwide (with active comparator)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2006-004257-14-NL
Enrollment
1800
Registered
2006-11-22
Start date
2007-02-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-06-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Migraine MedDRA version: 8.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10027599 Term: Migraine

Interventions

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient has at least 1 year history of migraine (with or without aura). Females of child bearing potential must use acceptable contraception throughout trial. Patient is in general good health based on screening assessment. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient is pregnant/breast-feeding (or is a female expecting to conceive during study period). Patient has uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure), uncontrolled diabetes, HIV disease, 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 than 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. Patient has history or presence of a significant cardiovascular disorder (e.g. acute coronary syndrome [e.g. MI or unstable angina]; coronary artery intervention [e.g. CABG or PTCA]; congestive heart failure or arrhythmia. Note: Patients with evidence of an MI on ECG will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of MK-0974 compared to placebo and zolmitriptan in the treatment of acute migraine.;Secondary Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of MK-0974 compared to placebo and zolmitriptan in the treatment of acute migraine.;Primary end point(s): 1) headache freedom (to Grade 0); 2) freedom from photophobia; 3) freedom from phonophobia, 4) freedom from nausea and 5) headache relief (to Grade 0 or 1), respectively, at 2 hours post treatment.

Countries

Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026