NCT05156398RecruitingPhase 3
Efficacy and Safety Study of Rimegepant for the Preventative Treatment of Migraine in Pediatric Subjects
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rimegepant in Migraine Prevention in Children and Adolescents ≥ 6 to <18 Years of Age
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of rimegepant to placebo as a preventative treatment for migraine in children and adolescents ≥ 6 to \<18 years with episodic migraine.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 640 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 19 Nov 2021
- Start date
- 28 Feb 2022
- Primary completion date
- 27 Mar 2029
- Lead sponsor
- Pfizer
- Diseases
- Migraine
- NCT number
- NCT05156398
- EU CT number
- 2024-512382-13-00
- EudraCT number
- 2021-005246-15
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Planned participants: 640
- From 28 Feb 2022 to the primary completion date, 27 Mar 2029
- 106 sites in 7 countries
- 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
- The subject has a continuous migraine (defined as an unrelenting headache) within 1 month prior to Screening Visit.
- The subject has any current psychiatric condition that is uncontrolled and/or untreated for a minimum of 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. Subjects with a lifetime history of psychosis and/or mania are excluded.
Other illness
- Subjects with a history of basilar migraine, cluster headaches, or hemiplegic migraine
- The subject has a confounding and clinically significant pain syndrome that may interfere with the subject's ability to participate in this study.
- History of suicidal behavior or the subject is at risk of self-harm or harm to others.
- History of major psychiatric disorder.
- The subject has a current diagnosis or history of substance abuse
- The subject has a history of moderate or severe head trauma or other neurological disorder (including seizure disorder) or systemic medical disease that is, in the investigator's opinion, likely to affect central nervous system functioning.
Other
- The subject has a history or diagnosis of complications of migraine
Who the study is looking for
- Subject has at least a 6 month history of migraine (with or without aura) and including the following:
- 14 or less headache days per month during the 3 month period prior to the Screening Visit
- 6 or more migraine days during the Observation Period
- 14 or less headache days during the Observation Period
- Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (PedMIDAS) Disability Score of \>10 to ≤50, indicating mild (score of 11 to 30) or moderate (score of 31 to 50) disruption in daily activities, as assessed at the Baseline (Randomization) Visit
- Ability to verbally distinguish migraine attacks from tension/cluster or other types of headaches
- Migraine attacks, on average, lasting 4 - 72 hours if untreated
- Subjects on prophylactic migraine medication are permitted to remain on therapy if the dose has been stable for at least 3 months (12 weeks) prior to the Screening Phase, and the dose is not expected to change during the course of the study. 2) Male and female subjects ≥ 6 to \<18 years; subjects must be less than 18 at the time of signing assent / consent.
- 3)Subjects must have a weight of ≥40 kg (child cohort requirement ≥15 kg) at the Screening Visit.
Age in the registry: 6 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (106)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Vancouver | Canada | Terminated |
| Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Recruiting |
| Hospital Sant Joan De Deu Barcelona Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Esplugues de Llobregat | Spain | Recruiting |
| Instituto De Investigaciones Del Sueno S.L. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madrid | Spain | Recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario HM Puerta del Sur Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Móstoles | Spain | Recruiting |
| Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sabadell | Spain | Recruiting |
| Complexo Hospitalario Universitario De Santiago Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Santiago de Compostela | Spain | Recruiting |
| University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sevilla | Spain | Recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Valencia | Spain | Recruiting |
| Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Valladolid | Spain | Recruiting |
| Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Vigo | Spain | Recruiting |
| Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Créteil Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Créteil | France | Recruiting |
| Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Montpellier Cedex 5 | France | Recruiting |
| Hopital Des Enfants Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toulouse Cedex 9 | France | Recruiting |
| AORN San Giuseppe Moscati Avellino Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Avellino | Italy | Recruiting |
| Azienda Sanitaria Locale Della Provincia Di Bari Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bari | Italy | Recruiting |
| Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brescia | Italy | Recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Florence | Italy | Recruiting |
| IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Genoa | Italy | Recruiting |
| Università La Sapienza - Centro Ambulatorio Cefalee, I.C.O.T. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Latina | Italy | Recruiting |
| IRCCS Foundation Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milan | Italy | Recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Padova | Italy | Recruiting |
| Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pavia | Italy | Recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pisa | Italy | Recruiting |
| Irccs San Raffaele Roma S.r.l. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rome | Italy | Recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rome | Italy | Recruiting |
| Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rome | Italy | Recruiting |
| Tennouji Dai Brain Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Abeno-ku Osaka-shi | Japan | Recruiting |
| Saitama Neuropsychiatric Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chuo-ku Saitama-shi | Japan | Recruiting |
| Konan Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Higashinada-ku Kobe-shi | Japan | Recruiting |
| Tanaka Neurosurgery & Headache Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kagoshima | Japan | Recruiting |
| Jinnouchi Neurosurgical Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kasuga-shi | Japan | Recruiting |
| Hikita Pediatric Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kiryu-shi | Japan | Recruiting |
| Atago Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kochi | Japan | Recruiting |
| Mito Kyodo General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mito | Japan | Not yet recruiting |
| Tominaga Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Naniwa-ku | Japan | Recruiting |
| Yamaguchi Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nishinomiya-shi | Japan | Recruiting |
| Tokyo Headache Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Shibuya-ku | Japan | Recruiting |
| Tokyo Medical University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Shinjuku-ku | Japan | Recruiting |
| Sendai Headache and Neurology Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taihaku-ku Sendai-shi | Japan | Recruiting |
| Wojewodzki Specjalistyczny Szpital Dzieciecy Im Sw Ludwika W Krakowie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cracow | Poland | Recruiting |
| Neurologia Śląska Centrum Medyczne Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Katowice | Poland | Recruiting |
| MULTIKLINIKA Salute Sp. z o.o. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Katowice | Poland | Recruiting |
| Centrum Medyczne Hope Clinic Sebastian Szklener Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lublin | Poland | Recruiting |
| Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Neuromed M. I M. Nastaj. sp.p. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lublin | Poland | Recruiting |
| Clinical Research Center Sp z o o Medic R Sp k Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Poznan | Poland | Recruiting |
| Next Stage Sp. Z o.o. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Warsaw | Poland | Recruiting |
| MTZ Clinical Research powered by Pratia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Warsaw | Poland | Recruiting |
| MedicArt Sp. z o. o. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wroclaw | Poland | Recruiting |
| MIGRE Polskie Centrum Leczenia Migreny Anna Gryglas-Dworak Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wrocław | Poland | Recruiting |
| Dent Neurosciences Research Center, Inc Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Amherst | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Clinical Trial Office Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Augusta | United States | Recruiting |
| Augusta University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Augusta | United States | Recruiting |
| Northwest Clinical Trials, Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boise | United States | Recruiting |
| Coastal Pediatric Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charleston | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Diamond Headache Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Terminated |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cincinnati | United States | Recruiting |
| Velocity Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cincinnati | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Safe Haven Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Clinton | United States | Terminated |
| Colorado Springs Neurological Associates Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Colorado Springs | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| University of Missouri Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbia | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Missouri-Clinical and Translational Sciences Unit Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbia | United States | Recruiting |
| Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbia | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Missouri Health Care - Investigation Pharmacy Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbia | United States | Recruiting |
| Alina Clinical Trials, LLC. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Recruiting |
| NRST - Detroit Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Detroit | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Accel Research Sites Network - Edgewater Clinical Research Unit Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Edgewater | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Carolina Institute for Clinical Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fayetteville | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Advanced Neurosciences Research, Llc Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fort Collins | United States | Terminated |
| The Belinga Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fort Smith | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| North Texas Center for Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Frisco | United States | Recruiting |
| Velocity Clinical Research - Grand Island Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Grand Island | United States | Recruiting |
| Tribe Clinical Research LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Greenville | United States | Terminated |
| Advanced Investigative Medicine, Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hawthorne | United States | Recruiting |
| Direct Helpers Research Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hialeah | United States | Recruiting |
| New Med Research, Inc Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hollywood | United States | Terminated |
| NeuroCare Plus Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Recruiting |
| DM Clinical Research - Cy Fair Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Recruiting |
| SCLA Management - Drop Box Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Recruiting |
| SCLA Management Office Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Recruiting |
| Red Star Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lake Jackson | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Velocity Clinical Research, San Diego Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | La Mesa | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| DCT-McAllen Primary Care Research, LLC dba Discovery Clinical Trials Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | McAllen | United States | Recruiting |
| Clinical Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Minneapolis | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Terminated |
| Nola Research Works, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Orleans | United States | Recruiting |
| Lynn Health Science Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Oklahoma City | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Complete Health Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ormond Beach | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Papillion Research Center/CCT Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Papillion | United States | Recruiting |
| Meridian Clinical Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Portsmouth | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Renown Regional Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Reno | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| DCT-Stone Oak, LLC dba Discovery Clinical Trials Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Recruiting |
| WR-Mount Vernon Clinical Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sandy Springs | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Meridian Clinical Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Savannah | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Texas Institute for Neurological Disorders Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sherman | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Avera Medical Group Pediatrics - Dawley Farm Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sioux Falls | United States | Recruiting |
| Avera Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sioux Falls | United States | Recruiting |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sioux Falls | United States | Recruiting |
| Renew Health Clinical Research LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Snellville | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Extraordinary Family Healthcare Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Snellville | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| D&H Tamarac Research Center, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tamarac | United States | Recruiting |
| Santos Research Center, CORP Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampa | United States | Recruiting |
| Montefiore Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | The Bronx | United States | Recruiting |
| DM Clinical Research (Administrative Office Only) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tomball | United States | Recruiting |
| Victoria Clinical Research Group Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Victoria | United States | Terminated |
| Velocity Clinical Research, Washington DC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Washington D.C. | United States | Recruiting |
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