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Effect of Ivabradine on Levcromakalim-Induced Symptoms in Individuals With Migraine Without Aura (ILIM)

Effect of Ivabradine on Levcromakalim-Induced Symptoms in Individuals With Migraine Without Aura: A Randomized Double-Blind Two-Way Crossover Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study aims to explore the effect of Ivabradine on Levcromakalim-induced migraine in individuals with migraine without aura.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
37 (actual)
First submitted
16 Mar 2021
Start date
11 May 2021
Primary completion date
6 Jul 2025
Lead sponsor
Danish Headache Center
Diseases
Migraine
NCT number
NCT04853797

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 37
  • From 11 May 2021 to the primary completion date, 6 Jul 2025
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Suffer from any headache 48 hours prior to the start of the experiment or any migraine 72 hours prior to the start of the experiment.
  • Have a daily intake of any medicine other than oral contraception or use of drugs or other ed-ibles/beverages with potential serious interactions with ivabradine

Other illness

  • Suffer from tension type headache, as defined by the The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd Edition, more than five days a month on average in the last year.
  • Are diagnosed with any primary headache disorder apart from migraine without aura as de-fined in The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd Edition (relating to tension type headache, see above).
  • Are allergic to ivabradine or levcromakalim.

Lab values

  • Have a history of personal/familial or clinical signs of: cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (Long QT Syndrome, Cardiac dysrhythmia, Bradycardia, i.e. a resting heart rate of \< 60 bpm at screening, Amnestic information or clinical signs of hyper- or hypotension (Hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 150 mmHg and / or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg)/Hypotension (systolic blood pressure \< 90 mm Hg and / or diastolic blood pressure \< 50 mmHg)), Heart failure (NYHA II or higher)); Psychiatric conditions; Drug abuse of any kind; Smoking; Other comorbidities or clinical signs of diseases of any kind considered by the investigating physician to make the participant ineligible because of safety concerns).

Other

  • Are lactose intolerant (due to Ivabradine tablets containing lactose).
  • Are pregnant, breastfeeding or not using appropriate contraception.
  • Do not want any information on significant pathological findings in the study.

Who the study is looking for

  • Be able to give voluntary written informed consent to participate.
  • Have a diagnosis of episodic migraine without aura according to The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd Edition.
  • Be in good general health and without any cardio- or cerebrovascular diseases, psychiatric disorders or other severe comorbidities.
  • Be 18-60 years of age.
  • Have a weight between 50-100 kg.
  • Have a normal standard resting 12-lead ECG at the screening visit with heart rate (HR) ≥ 60 bpm (the inclusion criterium of HR ≥ 60 bpm at screening has previously been used in studies with dosages of ivabradine up to 20 mg as single and multiple doses with no significant adverse events).
  • Be without any chronic use of medicine.
  • Have a negative urine-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test at the screening visit if they are female of childbearing potential.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Danish Headache Centre, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup
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GlostrupDenmarkUnknown status
Danish Headache Center
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Glostrup MunicipalityDenmarkUnknown status

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