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Effectivity and Safety of PFO Closure vs Medicine in Alleviating Migraine

Effectivity and Safety of PFO Closure vs Medicine in Alleviating Migraine (SPRING): a Multicenter, Random, Case Control Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04946734
Acronym
SPRING
Enrollment
440
Registered
2021-07-01
Start date
2021-08-12
Completion date
2025-09-06
Last updated
2025-03-12

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

Conditions

PFO - Patent Foramen Ovale, Migraine

Brief summary

Effectivity and safety of PFO closure vs medicine in alleviating migraine (SPRING): a multicenter, random, case control study

Interventions

DEVICEPFO closure device

Device PFO closure.

Aspirin 100mg qd for 6 months and clopidogrel 75mg qd administered for 1month after device implanted.

If migraine recurred, Triptans would be administered during the acute phase.

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Presence of PFO with right-to-left shunt, confirmed by Transthoracic. 2. Echocardiography (TTE) or transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with a bubble study. 3. Bubble study positive confirmed by transcranial doppler. 4. Subject is diagnosed of migraine. 5. Subject signs an informed Consent Form and is willing to participate in follow-up visits

Exclusion criteria

1. Subject is diagnosed of headache with clear etiology. 2. Subject had cerebral hemorrhage, bleeding events in other organs within 3 months or was in high risk of bleeding. 3. Brain CT/MR showed ischemic lesions. 4. Subject is diagnosed of hepatic insufficiency: ALT or AST\>3×ULN at the screening visit. 5. Subject is diagnosed of moderate to severe renal insufficiency: eGFR\<30ml/min/1.73m2 at the screening visit. 6. Subject has uncontrolled arrhythmia with clinical significance within 90 days. 7. Subject is diagnosed of unstable angina, severe coronary atherosclerosis or myocardial infarction within 90 days. 8. Subject is diagnosed of pulmonary artery embolism, peripheral artery embolism or deep Vein Thrombosis. 9. Subject cannot follow the study procedure due to other acute or chronic diseases. 10. Subject is pregnant or lactating. 11. Subject is under other RCT. 12. Subject has a life expectancy \<1 year. 13. Subject cannot follow the study procedure due to other reasons in the opinion of the investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Complete cessation of migraineMonth 12Primary Efficacy Endpoint
Serious Adverse Event (SAE) related due to device, drug or study procedureMonth 12Primary Safety Endpoint

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Monthly migraine attacksBaseline and Month 12Mean change of monthly migraine attacks
Monthly migraine daysBaseline and Month 12Mean change of monthly migraine days. Monthly migraine days = migraine attacks in one month × average time period per attacks (hours) /24 hours
Responder rateBaseline and Month 12Percentage of subject with at least 50% reduction in monthly migraine attacks from baseline

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026