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A Research Study Examining the Use of Olanzapine for the Prevention of Migraine

A Single-Site, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial Examining the Safety and Efficacy of Olanzapine Taken Daily for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine.

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00203307
Enrollment
3
Registered
2005-09-20
Start date
2004-05-31
Completion date
2006-06-30
Last updated
2011-08-25

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

Conditions

Migraine

Brief summary

Olanzapine (o-lan-zah-peen) is a medication that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and/ or bipolar disorder. The trade name for this drug is Zyprexa®. Olanzapine has not been approved by the FDA for the prevention of migraine and is experimental for the purposes of this research study. The Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University has developed this clinical study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Olanzapine in preventing migraine headaches.

Interventions

DRUGOlanzapine during first intervention period and placebo during second intervention period

Olanzapine (5-10 mg) daily during first intervention period, then placebo(matching)druing second intervention period (after a washout period)

DRUGPlacebo during first intervention period, then olanzapine during second intervention period

Placebo (matching) during first intervention period, then olanzapine (5-10 mg. daily) during the second intervention period (after a washout phase).

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Thomas Jefferson University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects who are male or female between the ages of 18 and 65, inclusive * Subjects who have a history of migraine with or without aura as defined by IHS criteria, for at least one year prior to screening * Subjects who experience between 3 and 10 migraine attacks per month, for the three months preceding screening * Subjects who have no more than 15 headache days per month * Subjects who have been on a stable dose (no clinically significant changes) of all daily medications, for any indication, from 28 days prior to screening through the duration of the trial. * Women who are using, or agree to use for the duration of the study, a medically acceptable form of contraception (as determined by the investigator), if female of childbearing potential. * Subjects who are able to understand and comply with all study requirements * Subjects who provide written informed consent prior to any study procedures being performed.

Exclusion criteria

* Women who are pregnant or lactating * Subjects with an abnormal ECG that, in the investigators opinion, would expose them to increased risk of adverse events or interfere with study drug and/or analysis of efficacy/tolerability (subjects with QTC interval greater than 450ms will be excluded) * Subjects currently taking, or have taken within the thirty days prior to screening, any neuroleptics \> 1 day per week (such as Geodon, Zyprexa, Compazine, Phenergan, Seroquel and other drugs in the same class) * Subjects currently taking or have taken within 4-weeks prior to screening any medication for the prevention of migraine * Subjects who have failed more than two adequate trials of migraine prophylaxis, as determined by investigator * Subjects who experience significant orthostatic hypotension, as determined by the investigator * Subjects who, in the investigators opinion, have a history or have evidence of a medical condition that would expose them to an increased risk of a significant adverse event or would interfere with the assessments of efficacy and tolerability during this trial * Subjects who, in the investigators opinion, have a history or have evidence of a psychiatric condition that would expose them to an increased risk of a significant adverse event or would interfere with the assessments of efficacy and tolerability during this trial. * Subjects who have participated in an investigational drug trial in the 30 days prior to the screening visit

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Difference in Migraine Headache Periods During the Active Treatment Period as Compared to the Placebo Treatment Period, Per Subject.84 day period on placebo compared to 84 day period on olanzapineDefinition of migraine headache period: One migraine period is defined as a 24-hour period starting at the time of onset of the migraine headache, during which the migraine headache is present\*. Definition of time frames: First treatment period: Day 1 to 84. Second treatment period: day 113-196. Washout phase is day 85-112.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of Migraine Attack Frequency During Each 28-day Interval of the Active Treatment Period as Compared to Each 28-day Interval of the Placebo Treatment Period, Per Subject. Individual Migraine Attacks Are Separated by 48-hours Pain Free Time. Aeach 28 day interval of active treatment c ompared to placebo
Reduction in Days Using an Acute Headache Treatment During the Active Treatment Period as Compared to the Placebo Treatment Period, Per Subject.84 day period on olanzapine compared to 84 day period on placebo

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Olanzapine First, Then Placeb
Olanzapine (5-10 mg daily) during first intervention period and matching placebo in second intervention period (after washout period)
3
Placebo First, Then Olanzapine
Matching placebo during first intervention period, then olanzapine (5-10 mg. daily) during second intervention period (after washout period).
0
Total3

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
First InterventionAdverse Event20

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalOlanzapine First, Then Placeb
Age Categorical
<=18 years
0 participants0 participants
Age Categorical
>=65 years
0 participants0 participants
Age Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
3 participants3 participants
Age Continuous50 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3
50 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3
Gender
Female
2 participants2 participants
Gender
Male
1 participants1 participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
3 participants3 participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
2 / 30 / 0
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 30 / 0

Outcome results

Primary

Difference in Migraine Headache Periods During the Active Treatment Period as Compared to the Placebo Treatment Period, Per Subject.

Definition of migraine headache period: One migraine period is defined as a 24-hour period starting at the time of onset of the migraine headache, during which the migraine headache is present\*. Definition of time frames: First treatment period: Day 1 to 84. Second treatment period: day 113-196. Washout phase is day 85-112.

Time frame: 84 day period on placebo compared to 84 day period on olanzapine

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Olanzapine First, Then PlacebDifference in Migraine Headache Periods During the Active Treatment Period as Compared to the Placebo Treatment Period, Per Subject.0 headache periodsStandard Deviation 0
Secondary

Reduction in Days Using an Acute Headache Treatment During the Active Treatment Period as Compared to the Placebo Treatment Period, Per Subject.

Time frame: 84 day period on olanzapine compared to 84 day period on placebo

Secondary

Reduction of Migraine Attack Frequency During Each 28-day Interval of the Active Treatment Period as Compared to Each 28-day Interval of the Placebo Treatment Period, Per Subject. Individual Migraine Attacks Are Separated by 48-hours Pain Free Time. A

Time frame: each 28 day interval of active treatment c ompared to placebo

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026