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NCT07018700Active, not recruitingPhase 3

A Clinical Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Xeomin® Injections for Preventing Episodic Migraine

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter, Clinical Trial With Extension Period to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Xeomin® Injections for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

In this clinical trial, participants with episodic migraine will receive injections with Xeomin or Placebo into muscles of the head and neck. The purpose is to measure the change in monthly migraine days with Xeomin injections compared to Placebo injections. Trial details include: * Trial duration: 52 to 55 weeks; * Screening period: 4 to 5 weeks; * Treatment duration: 4 treatments, each about 12 weeks apart; and * Visit frequency: about every 4 weeks, 14 visits in total. The first and last visit and the 4 treatment visits are on-site, the other 8 visits are remote by phone / video call.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
997 (actual)
First submitted
4 Jun 2025
Start date
Aug 2025
Primary completion date
Mar 2027
Lead sponsor
Merz Therapeutics GmbH
Diseases
Migraine
NCT number
NCT07018700
EU CT number
2024-515715-22-00

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 997
  • From Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, Mar 2027
  • 113 sites in 13 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

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

Prior treatment

  • Diagnosis of aura without headache, migraine with brainstem aura, hemicrania continua, hypnic headache, hemiplegic migraine, retinal migraine, persistent aura without infarction, migraine aura-triggered seizure, or previous migrainous infarction;
  • Diagnosis of secondary headache types, except medication overuse headache, which is permitted;
  • Currently taking \> 1 prescribed drug for the preventive treatment of migraine;
  • Discontinuation of anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) / anti-CGRP receptor monoclonal antibody treatment less than 5 months prior to screening.

Other

  • Diagnosis of chronic migraine;
  • Diagnosis of other primary headache types, except tension-type headache, which is permitted;

Who the study is looking for

  • Participant has a diagnosis of EM with or without aura according to current International Classification of Headache Disorders (Edition 3 and Edition 4 alpha) criteria for ≥ 12 months and is able to distinguish migraine headaches from all other types of headaches;
  • Participant age \< 50 years at the time of migraine onset;
  • Participant meeting the following headache and migraine day criteria in each of the 3 months prior to screening: history of ≤ 14 headache days per month and history of 6 to 14 migraine days per month; and
  • During the last 28 days of the screening period, participant experiencing: ≤ 14 headache days and 6 to 14 migraine days that qualify as such per the headache diary.

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (113)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
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InnsbruckAustriaActive, not recruiting
Landeskrankenanstalten-Betriebsgesellschaft Kabeg
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Klagenfurt Am WoertherseeAustriaActive, not recruiting
Medical University of Vienna
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ViennaAustriaActive, not recruiting
Genge Partners Inc., Merz Investigational Site #0010525
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
CaRe Clinic, Merz Investigational Site #0010504
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Red DeerCanadaUnknown status
Inselspital Bern, Merz Investigational Site #0410003
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BernSwitzerlandUnknown status
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ZollikonSwitzerlandUnknown status
Pratia Brno s.r.o.
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BrnoCzechiaActive, not recruiting
Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove
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Hradec KrálovéCzechiaActive, not recruiting
CLINTRIAL s.r.o.
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Praha 10CzechiaActive, not recruiting
Neuropsychiatrie s.r.o.
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Praha 5CzechiaActive, not recruiting
Axon Clinical s.r.o.
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Praha 5CzechiaActive, not recruiting
NeuroMed Zlin s.r.o.
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ZlínCzechiaActive, not recruiting
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
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BerlinGermanyActive, not recruiting
Kopfschmerzzentrum Frankfurt
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Frankfurt am MainGermanyActive, not recruiting
Universitaetsmedizin Greifswald KöR
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GreifswaldGermanyActive, not recruiting
Vitos Orthopaedische Klinik Kassel gGmbH
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KasselGermanyActive, not recruiting
Schmerzklinik Kiel Gmbh & Co. KG Klinik fuer neurologisch-verhaltensmedizinische Schmerztherapie
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KielGermanyActive, not recruiting
Rigshospitalet
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GlostrupDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Odense University Hospital
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Odense CDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
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BarcelonaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
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BarcelonaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario La Paz
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MadridSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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MadridSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Blua Sanitas Valdebebas
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MadridSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Vithas Parque San Antonio
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MalagaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
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MálagaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga
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MálagaSpainActive, not recruiting
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
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SevillaSpainActive, not recruiting
Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
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TerrassaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
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ValenciaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro
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VigoSpainActive, not recruiting
Fundación Neuropolis
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ZaragozaSpainActive, not recruiting
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
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Clermont Ferrand Cedex 1FranceActive, not recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
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Grenoble Cedex 09FranceActive, not recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
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Saint-HerblainFranceActive, not recruiting
Royal Stoke University Hospital, Merz Investigational Site #0440048
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Stoke-on-TrentUnited KingdomUnknown status
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
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FlorenceItalyActive, not recruiting
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
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MilanItalyActive, not recruiting
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
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MilanItalyActive, not recruiting
Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino
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PaviaItalyActive, not recruiting
Irccs San Raffaele Roma S.r.l.
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RomeItalyActive, not recruiting
Centrum Medyczne Neuromed Sp. z.o.o.
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BydgoszczPolandActive, not recruiting
Athleticomed Sp. z o.o.
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BydgoszczPolandActive, not recruiting
Krakowska Akademia Neurologii Sp. z o.o.
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CracowPolandActive, not recruiting
Pratia S.A.
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CracowPolandActive, not recruiting
Neurocor Banaszkiewicz Tomaszewski Lekarze sp.p.
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CracowPolandActive, not recruiting
Futuremeds Sp. z o.o.
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CracowPolandActive, not recruiting
ETG Lublin Sp. z o.o.
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DebicaPolandActive, not recruiting
Pratia S.A.
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GdyniaPolandActive, not recruiting
Silmedic Sp. z o.o.
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KatowicePolandActive, not recruiting
Jan Banach Research Spot
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KrakówPolandActive, not recruiting
ETG Lublin Sp. z o.o.
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LublinPolandActive, not recruiting
Galen Clinic - Lublin
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LublinPolandActive, not recruiting
Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska dr hab. med. Anna Szczepanska-Szerej
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LublinPolandActive, not recruiting
Instytut Zdrowia Dr Boczarska-Jedynak Sp. z o.o. S.K.
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OswiecimPolandActive, not recruiting
Solumed Sp. z o.o. sp.k.
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PoznanPolandActive, not recruiting
ETG Neuroscience Sp. z o.o.
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WarsawPolandActive, not recruiting
Futuremeds Sp. z o.o.
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WroclawPolandActive, not recruiting
MIGRE Polskie Centrum Leczenia Migreny Anna Gryglas-Dworak
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WroclawPolandActive, not recruiting
Etg Zamosc Sp. z o.o.
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ZamośćPolandActive, not recruiting
Neurokard Sp. z o.o.
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ZoryPolandActive, not recruiting
MUDr. Beata Dupejova, Neurologicka Ambulancia S.r.o.
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Banská BystricaSlovakiaActive, not recruiting
KONZILIUM s.r.o
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Dubnica nad VáhomSlovakiaActive, not recruiting
NEURES s r o
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KrompachySlovakiaActive, not recruiting
Liptovska Nemocnica S Poliklinikou Mudr. Ivana Stodolu Liptovsky Mikulas
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Liptovský MikulášSlovakiaActive, not recruiting
Dent Neurosciences Research Center, Merz Investigational Site #0010486
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AmherstUnited StatesUnknown status
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Merz Investigational Site #0010505
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
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BrooklynUnited StatesUnknown status
Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders, Merz Investigational Site #0010531
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CentervilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Crescent City Headache and Neurology Center, Merz Investigational Site #0010517
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ChalmetteUnited StatesUnknown status
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ChandlerUnited StatesUnknown status
Headache Center of Hope, Merz Investigational Site #0010528
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
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City of Saint PetersUnited StatesUnknown status
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Merz Investigational Site #0010491
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ClevelandUnited StatesUnknown status
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
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Dearborn HeightsUnited StatesUnknown status
Accel Research - NeuroStudies, Merz Investigational Site #0010523
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DecaturUnited StatesUnknown status
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EdmondUnited StatesUnknown status
Quest Research Institute, Merz Investigational Site #0010484
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Farmington HillsUnited StatesUnknown status
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FriscoUnited StatesUnknown status
Northwest Florida Clinical Research Group, Merz Investigational Site #0010286
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Gulf BreezeUnited StatesUnknown status
Nexus Clinical Research Center, Merz Investigational Site #0010514
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HomesteadUnited StatesUnknown status
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HonoluluUnited StatesUnknown status
Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research, Merz Investigational Site #0010515
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
EvergreenHealth Research Department, Merz Investigational Site #0010516
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KirklandUnited StatesUnknown status
Gundersen Health System, Merz Investigational Site #0010507
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La CrosseUnited StatesUnknown status
Clinical Research of Central Florida, Merz Investigational Site #0010532
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LakelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Chemidox Clinical Trials Inc, Merz Investigational Site #0010488
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LancasterUnited StatesUnknown status
Baptist Health Medical Center, Merz Investigational Site #0010520
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Little RockUnited StatesUnknown status
Clinical Research Institute, Merz Investigational Site #0010487
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
MedStar Health - Department of Neurology, Merz Investigational Site #0010231
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McLeanUnited StatesUnknown status
American Research Institute, Merz Investigational Site #0010492
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
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New HavenUnited StatesUnknown status
Yale Center for Clinical Investigations, Merz Investigational Site #0010527
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New HavenUnited StatesUnknown status
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New OrleansUnited StatesUnknown status
New York Neurology Associates, Merz Investigational Site #0010500
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
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OmahaUnited StatesUnknown status
Kansas Institute of Research,, Merz Investigational Site #0010495
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Overland ParkUnited StatesUnknown status
Thomas Jefferson University, Merz Investigational Site #0010354
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
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Port Jefferson StationUnited StatesUnknown status
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Port RoyalUnited StatesUnknown status
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RochesterUnited StatesUnknown status
Mayo Clinic, Merz Investigational Site #0010212
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RochesterUnited StatesUnknown status
New England Institute Neurology and Headache, Merz Investigational Site #0010441
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StamfordUnited StatesUnknown status
Clinical Trials Management Services, Merz Investigational Site #0010526
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Thousand OaksUnited StatesUnknown status
BNL Health Inc., Merz Investigational Site #0010489
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TorranceUnited StatesUnknown status
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Virginia BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
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WalthamUnited StatesUnknown status
Mass Institute of Clinical Research, Merz Investigational Site #0010506
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WestboroughUnited StatesUnknown status
Premiere Research Institute at Palm Beach Neurology, Merz Investigational Site #0010499
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West Palm BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Upstate Clinical Research Associates, Merz Investigational Site #0010485
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WilliamsvilleUnited StatesUnknown status

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