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PREMIUM Migraine Trial

Prospective, Randomized Investigation to Evaluate Incidence of Headache Reduction in Subjects With Migraine and PFO Using the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder to Medical Management.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00355056
Enrollment
230
Registered
2006-07-21
Start date
2006-01-31
Completion date
2015-12-31
Last updated
2020-07-30

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

Conditions

Migraine Headaches, Patent Foramen Ovale

Keywords

Migraine, PFO, Migraine Headache, patent foramen ovale

Brief summary

The Purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) (a hole in the heart), using the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder, on the incidence of migraine headaches.

Detailed description

The objective of this study is to evaluate whether percutaneous PFO closure is effective in reducing the incidence of disabling migraine headaches in patients who are refactory to medical treatment.

Interventions

OTHERSham Procedure

Will not receive the closure device, and will be treated with the current standard of care medical treatment. Will undergo Intracardiac Echo (ICE) in cardiac catheterization lab and simulate PFO closure procedure (sham procedure). Participants completing 1 year follow-up are eligible for PFO closure with the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder.

Patients in this arm will receive the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder device

Sponsors

Abbott Medical Devices
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects diagnosed as having migraine headaches both with and without aura * Have a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) * A migraine history and show a refractoriness to medical treatment * Willing to participate in follow-up visits

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects whose primary headaches are other than migraine headaches * Who overuse migraine treatments * With a clinical history of stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) * With contraindication to aspirin therapy and Clopidogrel * Pregnant or desire to become pregnant within the next year

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary Safety Endpoint - Device Related Serious Adverse Event (SAE)Baseline through 12 monthsNumber of subjects who experience a device-related major adverse event (DRMAE) through 12-months of follow-up. This endpoint was analyzed using an as-treated cohort that consists of all enrolled subjects who received the device (randomized and Optional PFO Closure group) and who had follow-up sufficient to adequately assess the DRMAE rate.
Primary Efficacy Endpoint - Percentage of Subjects With a 50% Reduction From Baseline in the Monthly Number of Migraine Attacks at 12 Months.Baseline and months 10-12A 50% reduction from the monthly number of migraine attacks during the 60-day baseline phase to the monthly number of migraine attacks during month ten through the twelfth month in the treatment phase (device group versus sham group).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Subjects With Successful PFO Closure at 12-monthsBaseline and month 12Successful Closure by Core Lab Adjudicated Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Grade \<= 2
Change in Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Score From Baseline to 12-months12 monthsThe MIDAS questionnaire measure the impact of headaches on daily living. A total score of 0-5 equals little to no disability, 6-10 equals mild disability, 11-20 equals moderate disability, and a score 21 or greater equals severe disability. The maximum possible score is 276.
Incidence of a 75% Reduction in Migraine Headache Attacks12 months
Procedural Success12 monthsProcedural success is calculated by the percent of device group subjects who were implanted with the study device and experienced no serious device or procedure-related adverse events.
Incidence of All Adverse Events at 12-months12 months
Incidence of Device-related Adverse Events12 months
Incidence of a 95% Reduction in Migraine Headache Attacks12-months
Long-Term Success12 monthsPercent of PFO closure group subjects who were implanted with the study device, experienced no serious device or procedure-related adverse events and have a core-lab adjudicated TCD Grade at Valsalva ≤ 2 at 1-year.
Change in Mean Migraine Days/MonthBaseline and months 10-12Change in the number of migraine days is calculated by the difference in the mean number of migraine days between the baseline assessment period and the treatment phase (months 10-12 post-procedure) for the respective randomization groups.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Scale12 monthsThe difference in BDI between baseline and 12-months for the respective randomization groups. The highest possible score of the BDI is 63, which represents extreme depression. The lowest possible score is 0, which represents no depression.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

60 day baseline diary completion prior to randomization.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Sham Procedure
Participants will not receive the closure device, and will be treated with the current standard of care medical treatment. Will undergo Intracardiac Echo (ICE) in cardiac catheterization lab and simulate PFO closure procedure (sham procedure).
107
PFO Device Closure
Participants will undergo Intracardiac Echo (ICE) in cardiac catheterization lab and undergo PFO device closure procedure with the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder.
123
Total230

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Randomization PeriodEarly Termination46

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSham ProcedurePFO Device ClosureTotal
Age, Continuous43.72 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.16
42.75 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.27
43.20 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.2
International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICH)
Migraine with and without Aura
47 participants58 participants105 participants
International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICH)
Migraine with Aura (ICH)
71 participants80 participants151 participants
International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICH)
Migraine without Aura (ICH)
83 participants102 participants185 participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
107 participants123 participants230 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
95 Participants110 Participants205 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants13 Participants25 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
119 / 123103 / 10768 / 87
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 1230 / 1070 / 87

Outcome results

Primary

Primary Efficacy Endpoint - Percentage of Subjects With a 50% Reduction From Baseline in the Monthly Number of Migraine Attacks at 12 Months.

A 50% reduction from the monthly number of migraine attacks during the 60-day baseline phase to the monthly number of migraine attacks during month ten through the twelfth month in the treatment phase (device group versus sham group).

Time frame: Baseline and months 10-12

Population: Participants included in the analysis were followed for 1-year, had Clinical Event Committee (CEC) adjudicated headache diaries, had greater than or equal to 60% diary compliance during the treatment phase (10-12 months) and were not treatment failures.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedurePrimary Efficacy Endpoint - Percentage of Subjects With a 50% Reduction From Baseline in the Monthly Number of Migraine Attacks at 12 Months.32 percentage of subjects
PFO Device ClosurePrimary Efficacy Endpoint - Percentage of Subjects With a 50% Reduction From Baseline in the Monthly Number of Migraine Attacks at 12 Months.38 percentage of subjects
Primary

Primary Safety Endpoint - Device Related Serious Adverse Event (SAE)

Number of subjects who experience a device-related major adverse event (DRMAE) through 12-months of follow-up. This endpoint was analyzed using an as-treated cohort that consists of all enrolled subjects who received the device (randomized and Optional PFO Closure group) and who had follow-up sufficient to adequately assess the DRMAE rate.

Time frame: Baseline through 12 months

Population: All enrolled subjects who received the device (randomized and Optional PFO Closure group). 5 subjects were considered to have insufficient follow-up and were therefore excluded from the analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedurePrimary Safety Endpoint - Device Related Serious Adverse Event (SAE)0.49 percentage of participants
Secondary

Change in Mean Migraine Days/Month

Change in the number of migraine days is calculated by the difference in the mean number of migraine days between the baseline assessment period and the treatment phase (months 10-12 post-procedure) for the respective randomization groups.

Time frame: Baseline and months 10-12

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Sham ProcedureChange in Mean Migraine Days/Month2.0 Migraine days per monthStandard Deviation 5
PFO Device ClosureChange in Mean Migraine Days/Month3.4 Migraine days per monthStandard Deviation 4.4
Secondary

Change in Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Score From Baseline to 12-months

The MIDAS questionnaire measure the impact of headaches on daily living. A total score of 0-5 equals little to no disability, 6-10 equals mild disability, 11-20 equals moderate disability, and a score 21 or greater equals severe disability. The maximum possible score is 276.

Time frame: 12 months

Population: 101 participants in the sham group and 116 subjects in the PFO device closure group had both baseline and 12-month MIDAS scores available to perform the analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Sham ProcedureChange in Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Score From Baseline to 12-months-17 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 36
PFO Device ClosureChange in Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Score From Baseline to 12-months-22.6 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 32.9
Secondary

Incidence of a 75% Reduction in Migraine Headache Attacks

Time frame: 12 months

Population: Participants were included in the analysis were followed for 1-year, have CEC adjudicated headache diaries, had greater than or equal to 60% diary compliance during the treatment phase (10-12 months) and were not treatment failures.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedureIncidence of a 75% Reduction in Migraine Headache Attacks16.5 percentage of participants
PFO Device ClosureIncidence of a 75% Reduction in Migraine Headache Attacks20.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Incidence of a 95% Reduction in Migraine Headache Attacks

Time frame: 12-months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedureIncidence of a 95% Reduction in Migraine Headache Attacks0.97 percentage of participants
PFO Device ClosureIncidence of a 95% Reduction in Migraine Headache Attacks8.55 percentage of participants
Secondary

Incidence of All Adverse Events at 12-months

Time frame: 12 months

Population: Participants who experienced an adverse event at or before 12-months post-procedure

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedureIncidence of All Adverse Events at 12-months93 participants
PFO Device ClosureIncidence of All Adverse Events at 12-months105 participants
Secondary

Incidence of Device-related Adverse Events

Time frame: 12 months

Population: Participants who experienced a device-related adverse event, as adjudicated by the Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB), at or before 12-months post-procedure.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedureIncidence of Device-related Adverse Events31.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Long-Term Success

Percent of PFO closure group subjects who were implanted with the study device, experienced no serious device or procedure-related adverse events and have a core-lab adjudicated TCD Grade at Valsalva ≤ 2 at 1-year.

Time frame: 12 months

Population: Percent of PFO closure group subjects who were implanted with the study device, experienced no serious device or procedure-related adverse events and have a core-lab adjudicated TCD Grade at Valsalva ≤ 2 at 1-year. 117 device subjects completed the 12 month visit. Only 104 had TCDs that were able to be adjudicated.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedureLong-Term Success80.8 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Subjects With Successful PFO Closure at 12-months

Successful Closure by Core Lab Adjudicated Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Grade \<= 2

Time frame: Baseline and month 12

Population: 117 device subjects completed the 12 month visit. Only 104 had TCDs that were able to be adjudicated. Of the 13 device subjects with unadjudicated TCDs, 4 did not have valsalva data and 9 did not have TCD data available for various reasons.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedurePercentage of Subjects With Successful PFO Closure at 12-months82.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Procedural Success

Procedural success is calculated by the percent of device group subjects who were implanted with the study device and experienced no serious device or procedure-related adverse events.

Time frame: 12 months

Population: Device group subjects who were implanted with the study device and experienced no serious device or procedure-related adverse events.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedureProcedural Success94.3 percentage of participants
Other Pre-specified

Change in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Scale

The difference in BDI between baseline and 12-months for the respective randomization groups. The highest possible score of the BDI is 63, which represents extreme depression. The lowest possible score is 0, which represents no depression.

Time frame: 12 months

Population: 101 participants in the sham group and 116 subjects in the PFO device closure group had both baseline and 12-month BDI scores available to perform the analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Sham ProcedureChange in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Scale-0.3 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.1
PFO Device ClosureChange in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Scale-2.1 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 6.5
Post Hoc

Percentage of Subjects With Migraine With Aura Determined to Have a Complete Cessation of Migraine Attacks According to the International Headache Society (IHS)

Complete Cessation of Migraine Attacks, baseline diary compared to months 10-12

Time frame: Baseline through months 10-12

Population: 6 PFO Device Closure Subjects and 3 Sham Procedure Subjects with Aura do not have 12-month follow-up data available.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedurePercentage of Subjects With Migraine With Aura Determined to Have a Complete Cessation of Migraine Attacks According to the International Headache Society (IHS)10.8 percentage of subjects
PFO Device ClosurePercentage of Subjects With Migraine With Aura Determined to Have a Complete Cessation of Migraine Attacks According to the International Headache Society (IHS)1.5 percentage of subjects
Post Hoc

Responder Rate for Subjects in Whom Majority of Attacks Were With Aura

The term majority in majority of migraine attacks included aura was defined by the Neurologist (\>50%) at the time of randomization based on a review of the subject's study baseline headache diary and medical history.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Sham ProcedureResponder Rate for Subjects in Whom Majority of Attacks Were With Aura48.7 percentage of subjects
PFO Device ClosureResponder Rate for Subjects in Whom Majority of Attacks Were With Aura22.5 percentage of subjects

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026