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Eletriptan Provides Consistent Migraine Relief: Results Of A Within-Patient Multiple-Dose Study

A Multicentre, Dose Optimisation Study to Assess the Consistency of Efficacy of Eletriptan for the Treatment of Migraine (With and Without Aura)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01859481
Enrollment
971
Registered
2013-05-22
Start date
2000-03-31
Completion date
2002-03-31
Last updated
2021-01-27

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

Conditions

Migraine With Aura, Migraine Without Aura

Brief summary

Evaluation of headache response at 2 hours for active treated attacks for increasing dose.

Interventions

DRUGPlacebo

All subjects will receive open label eletriptan 40 mg per attack for the first three attacks in the phase 1 of the study. For the next 4 attacks subjects will be assigned to either eletriptan 40 mg or 80 mg group based on the response in the phase 1 portion of the study. In phase II, in each group subjects will receive eletriptan 40 mg or 80 mg for 3 attacks and placebo for 1 attack. In each group double-blind placebo will be inserted at random.

All subjects will receive open label eletriptan 40 mg per attack for the first three attacks in the phase 1 of the study. For the next 4 attacks subjects will be assigned to either eletriptan 40 mg or 80 mg group based on the response in the phase 1 portion of the study. In phase II, in each group subjects will receive eletriptan 40 mg or 80 mg for 3 attacks and placebo for 1 attack. In each group double-blind placebo will be inserted at random.

DRUGEletriptan HBr 80 mg

All subjects will receive open label eletriptan 40 mg per attack for the first three attacks in the phase 1 of the study. For the next 4 attacks subjects will be assigned to either eletriptan 40 mg or 80 mg group based on the response in the phase 1 portion of the study. In phase II, in each group subjects will receive eletriptan 40 mg or 80 mg for 3 attacks and placebo for 1 attack. In each group double-blind placebo will be inserted at random.

Sponsors

Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Male and Female subjects in good general health, aged 18 to 65 years. * Subjects should meet IHS diagnostic criteria for migraine with or without aura. * Based on past history, subjects should expect to suffer at least one acute attack of migraine with or without aura, each 6 weeks

Exclusion criteria

* Known coronary-artery disease, clinically significant arrhythmia, heart failure, or uncontrolled hypertension. * Pregnant or lactating women. * Clinically significant electrocardiogram abnormalities at screening.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Consistency of headache response (3 responses out of 3 active treated attacks) . Headache response was defined as migraine headache pain of moderate or severe intensity pre dose becoming basent or mild within 2 hours post dose.24 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Consistency of headache response (2 responses out of 3 active treated attacks). Headache response was defined as migraine headache pain of moderate or severe intensity pre dose becoming basent or mild within 2 hours post dose.24 weeks

Countries

Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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