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Study to Evaluate Oral Ubrogepant in the Acute Treatment of Migraine During the Prodrome in Adult Participants

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral Ubrogepant in the Acute Treatment of Migraine When Administered During the Prodrome

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04492020
Acronym
UBR Prodrome
Enrollment
518
Registered
2020-07-30
Start date
2020-08-21
Completion date
2022-04-19
Last updated
2023-05-31

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Conditions

Migraine

Keywords

Migraine

Brief summary

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral Ubrogepant in the Acute Treatment of Migraine When Administered During the Prodrome

Interventions

DRUGUbrogepant 100 mg

For each qualifying prodrome event, 2 compressed tablets containing 50 mg of ubrogepant will be taken orally when the participant is confident that a headache will follow within 1-6 hours

DRUGPlacebo

For each qualifying prodrome event, 2 compressed tablets containing placebo will be taken orally when the participant is confident that a headache will follow within 1-6 hours

Sponsors

AbbVie
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* At least a 1-year history of migraine with or without aura consistent with a diagnosis according to the ICHD-3 (International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition) * Migraine onset before age 50 years * By history, the participant's migraines typically last between 4 and 72 hours if untreated or treated unsuccessfully and migraine episodes are separated by at least 48 hours of headache pain freedom * History of 2 to 8 migraine attacks per month with moderate to severe headache in each of the 3 months prior to the Screening Visit

Exclusion criteria

* Difficulty distinguishing migraine headache from tension-type or other headaches * Participants who overuse medication for migraine defined as use of opioids or barbiturates \> 2 days/month, triptans or ergots ≥ 10 days/month, or simple analgesics (eg, aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen) ≥ 15 days/month in the 3 months prior to Visit 1 per investigator's judgment * Has a history of migraine aura with diplopia or impairment of level of consciousness, hemiplegic migraine, or retinal migraine as defined by ICHD-3 * A current diagnosis of chronic migraine as defined by ICHD-3 or a history of 15 or more headache days per month on average in the 6 months prior to Visit 1 in the investigator's judgment. A headache day is defined as a day in which there was any occurrence of a headache of a minimum duration of 2 hours or a headache of any duration for which acute medication was taken * Has a current diagnosis of new persistent daily headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalgia (eg, cluster headache), or painful cranial neuropathy as defined by ICHD-3 * Required hospital treatment of a migraine attack 3 or more times in the 6 months prior to Visit 1 * History of malignancy in the 5 years prior to Visit 1, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or in situ cervical cancer * History of any prior gastrointestinal conditions (eg, diarrhea syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease) that, per investigator judgment, may affect the absorption or metabolism of the study intervention; participants with prior gastric bariatric interventions (eg, Lap Band) which have been reversed are not excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Moderate/Severe Intensity Within 24 Hours Post-dose24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodromeThe absence of a headache of moderate/severe intensity will be recorded by the participant in an electronic diary (eDiary) within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome in order to determine the attenuation of headache. The absence of moderate or severe headache are derived based on headache record and rescue use.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Moderate or Severe Intensity Within 48 Hours Post-dose48 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodromeThe absence of a headache of moderate or severe intensity will be recorded by the participant in an eDiary within 48 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome in order to determine the prevention of headache
Percentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodromeThe Functional Disability Scale (FDS) is a single item used to measure the participant's level to function normally. Participants will be asked to rate the performance of daily activities using 4 response options ranging from 0 (no disability, able to function normally) to 3 (severely impaired, cannot do all or most things, bed rest may be necessary) within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome
Percentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Any Intensity Within 24 Hours Post-dose24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodromeThe absence of a headache of moderate/severe intensity will be recorded by the participant in an electronic diary (eDiary) within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome in order to determine the attenuation of headache. The absence of moderate or severe headache are derived based on headache record and rescue use.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment Sequence A
Participants randomized to Treatment Sequence A will receive placebo to treat their first qualifying prodrome event and ubrogepant 100 mg to treat their second qualifying prodrome event Ubrogepant 100mg: For each qualifying prodrome event, 2 compressed tablets containing 50 mg of ubrogepant will be taken orally when the participant is confident that a headache will follow within 1-6 hours Placebo: For each qualifying prodrome event, 2 compressed tablets containing placebo will be taken orally when the participant is confident that a headache will follow within 1-6 hours
247
Treatment Sequence B
Participants randomized to Treatment Sequence B will receive ubrogepant 100 mg to treat their first qualifying prodrome event and placebo to treat their second qualifying prodrome event Ubrogepant 100mg: For each qualifying prodrome event, 2 compressed tablets containing 50 mg of ubrogepant will be taken orally when the participant is confident that a headache will follow within 1-6 hours Placebo: For each qualifying prodrome event, 2 compressed tablets containing placebo will be taken orally when the participant is confident that a headache will follow within 1-6 hours
233
Total480

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event13
Overall StudyLack of Qualifying Event2527
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up43
Overall StudyNon-compliance with Study Drug21
Overall StudyProtocol Violation52
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject43

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment Sequence ATreatment Sequence BTotal
Age, Continuous41.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.63
42.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.1
42.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.86
Age, Customized
< 20
5 Participants2 Participants7 Participants
Age, Customized
20 - 29
42 Participants38 Participants80 Participants
Age, Customized
30 - 39
62 Participants60 Participants122 Participants
Age, Customized
40 - 49
68 Participants64 Participants132 Participants
Age, Customized
50 - 59
48 Participants37 Participants85 Participants
Age, Customized
60 - 69
18 Participants28 Participants46 Participants
Age, Customized
>= 70
4 Participants4 Participants8 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
17 Participants15 Participants32 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
229 Participants216 Participants445 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
7 Participants4 Participants11 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
22 Participants15 Participants37 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
2 Participants4 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
214 Participants209 Participants423 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
216 Participants205 Participants421 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
31 Participants28 Participants59 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 4620 / 456
other
Total, other adverse events
35 / 46250 / 456
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 4620 / 456

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Moderate/Severe Intensity Within 24 Hours Post-dose

The absence of a headache of moderate/severe intensity will be recorded by the participant in an electronic diary (eDiary) within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome in order to determine the attenuation of headache. The absence of moderate or severe headache are derived based on headache record and rescue use.

Time frame: 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome

Population: The Modified Intent-to-Treat (mITT) population consists of all randomized participants with at least 1 assessment of headache occurrence within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention for at least 1 qualifying prodrome event during the double-blind treatment period

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Moderate/Severe Intensity Within 24 Hours Post-dose121 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Moderate/Severe Intensity Within 24 Hours Post-dose190 Participants
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [1.63, 2.69]generalized linear mixed model (GLMM)
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Any Intensity Within 24 Hours Post-dose

The absence of a headache of moderate/severe intensity will be recorded by the participant in an electronic diary (eDiary) within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome in order to determine the attenuation of headache. The absence of moderate or severe headache are derived based on headache record and rescue use.

Time frame: 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome

Population: The Modified Intent-to-Treat (mITT) population consists of all randomized participants with at least 1 assessment of headache occurrence within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention for at least 1 qualifying prodrome event during the double-blind treatment period

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Any Intensity Within 24 Hours Post-dose61 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Any Intensity Within 24 Hours Post-dose103 Participants
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [1.39, 2.66]generalized linear mixed model (GLMM)
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Moderate or Severe Intensity Within 48 Hours Post-dose

The absence of a headache of moderate or severe intensity will be recorded by the participant in an eDiary within 48 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome in order to determine the prevention of headache

Time frame: 48 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome

Population: The Modified Intent-to-Treat (mITT) population consists of all randomized participants with at least 1 assessment of headache occurrence within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention for at least 1 qualifying prodrome event during the double-blind treatment period

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Moderate or Severe Intensity Within 48 Hours Post-dose100 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Absence of Headache of Moderate or Severe Intensity Within 48 Hours Post-dose159 Participants
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [1.63, 2.78]generalized linear mixed model (GLMM)
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose

The Functional Disability Scale (FDS) is a single item used to measure the participant's level to function normally. Participants will be asked to rate the performance of daily activities using 4 response options ranging from 0 (no disability, able to function normally) to 3 (severely impaired, cannot do all or most things, bed rest may be necessary) within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome

Time frame: 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention during the prodrome

Population: Modified Intent-to-Treat Population (randomized participants with at least 1 assessment of headache occurrence within 24 hours after taking double-blind study intervention for at least 1 qualifying prodrome event during the double-blind treatment period) with non-missing ability to function normally assessment at each timepoint after dose.

ArmMeasureGroupCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose1 HourResponder96 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose1 HourNonresponder336 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose2 HoursResponder110 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose2 HoursNonresponder311 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose3 HoursResponder150 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose3 HoursNonresponder269 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose4 HoursResponder173 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose4 HoursNonresponder244 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose6 HoursResponder210 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose6 HoursNonresponder190 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose8 HoursResponder239 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose8 HoursNonresponder155 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose24 HoursResponder342 Participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose24 HoursNonresponder62 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose8 HoursResponder291 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose1 HourResponder107 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose4 HoursNonresponder170 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose1 HourNonresponder311 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose24 HoursResponder367 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose2 HoursResponder156 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose6 HoursResponder266 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose2 HoursNonresponder266 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose8 HoursNonresponder97 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose3 HoursResponder199 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose6 HoursNonresponder129 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose3 HoursNonresponder213 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose24 HoursNonresponder46 Participants
Ubrogepant 100 mgPercentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in the Ability to Function Normally Over 24 Hours Post-dose4 HoursResponder245 Participants
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [1.4, 1.96]generalized estimating equation (GEE)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026