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Comparison of the Effect of Medication Therapy in Alleviating Migraine With Patent Foramen Ovale

COMParison of the EffecT of mEdication Therapy: Anticoagulation Versus Anti-platelet Versus Migraine Therapy in Alleviating Migraine With Patent Foramen Ovale

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05546320
Acronym
COMPETE
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2022-09-19
Start date
2022-10-15
Completion date
2025-06-01
Last updated
2023-01-11

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

Conditions

Patent Foramen Ovale, Migraine

Keywords

Migraine, Patent Foramen Ovale, Medication therapy

Brief summary

Migraine attack is an episodic disorder that affects approximately 12% of the population. Previous studies have shown that 41-48% of migraineur have a combination of patent foramen ovale (PFO). Clinical observational studies have been linking medication therapies which include anticoagulation and anti-platelet therapy with the effectiveness in improving migraine symptoms and reducing the frequency of attacks in patients combined with a PFO. However, it has been unclear whether the effectiveness of anticoagulation or anti-platelet therapy outweigh the conventional migraine medication therapy, as a result, we designed a multi-center randomized clinical trial aiming to examine the effectiveness of anticoagulation versus anti-platelet versus migraine medication therapy in migraine patients with PFO and provide a clinical guidance for migraineur.

Interventions

DRUGClopidogrel 75mg

Clopidogrel 75mg will be provided for the participant once a day.

DRUGMetoprolol 25 Mg Oral Tablet

Metoprolol 25mg will be provided for the participants twice a day.

Anticoagulation or anti-platelet or migraine medication therapy will be provided for different groups.

Rivaroxaban 20mg will be provided for the participant once a day.

Sponsors

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18-65 ; 2. Diagnosed migraine by ICHD-3 3. History of migraine longer than 1 year 4. TCD/TTE/TEE diagnosed patent foramen ovale 5. Willing to participant and agree to follow-ups

Exclusion criteria

1. Migraine caused by other reason 2. Had TIA/stroke history 3. Hypersensitive or hyposensitive to the study drug 4. With a history of anticoagulation or anti-platelet drug intake 3 month before randomization. 5. With a history of metoprolol intake 3 month before randomization, and migraine attacks did not reduced 50%.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Responder rateFrom baseline period to 3-month treatment periodDefined as a 50% reduction from the monthly number of migraine attacks during the baseline phase to the monthly number of migraine attacks during the treatment phase.
Treatment safetyFrom baseline period to 3-month treatment periodAdverse events after medication treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Migraine days change per monthFrom baseline period to 3-month treatment periodChange in the mean number of migraine days from baseline to treatment phase.
Number of migraine attacks change per monthFrom baseline period to 3-month treatment periodChange in the mean number of migraine attacks from baseline to treatment phase.
Percentage of migraine changeFrom baseline period to 3-month treatment periodParticipants experienced 75%, or greater reduction in migraine headache attacks during treatment phase as compared to baseline phase.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactXiangbin Pan
panxiangbin@fuwaihospital.org88396666
Backup ContactFengwen Zhang
zhangfengwen08@126.com88396666

Outcome results

None listed

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