Status:
COMPLETED
A Double Blind Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Frovatriptan in the Acute Treatment of Migraine
Lead Sponsor:
SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Conditions:
Migraine
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is: 1. To compare the efficacy of a single dose of Frovatriptan 2.5 mg with that of placebo in acute treatment of up to one migraine attract 2. To assess recurrence rate bet...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults aged 18 to 65 years
- The patients must have a history of migraine according to the criteria of the Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society(IHS), over the previous 1 year. The patient must have experienced one to eight moderate or severe migraine attacks(with or without aura) each month over at least the previous two months
- Onset of migraine disease must have occurred before the patients was 50 years of age
- Able and willing to sign informed consent, and able and willing to comply with study procedures, including the completion of diary cards.
Exclusion
- Pregnant or lactating females, or women intend to become pregnant or breast feed during the study period, or women of childbearing potential not using adequate contraception. Females of reproductive potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening
- Clinically significant renal dysfunction(creatinine≥2.0mg/dl) or hepatic dysfunction(ALT,AST≥2 ULN)
- Patients with clinically significant abnormal ECGs or with resting diastolic blood pressure above 95mmHg
- Patients with clinically significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease
- Patients with a history of clinically relevant allergy, including allergy to triptan
- Previous treatment with Frovatriptan at any time or treatment with an investigational drug within 30 days before screening visit
- Patients with a diagnosis of vertebrobasilar or hemiplegic(prolonged atypical aura) migraine(IHS criteria)
- Potentially unco-operative patients, those unable to provide informed consent, and those unable to complete the diary
- patients who habitually abuse headache medication including ergotamine-containing compounds, and patients with a history of alcohol and/or medicine abuse, in the Investigator's opinion
- Patients who are not able to tell that they are having a migraine headache
- Patients who have 15 or more headache days per month, on average, or those taking symptomatic medication for headaches on more than two days per week, on average
- Treatment with a monoamine-oxidase inhibitor(MAOI) within two weeks of the screening visit
- Patients who are taking prophylactic migraine medication, unless dose has been stabilized for 30 days and it expected to continue for the duration of the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
298 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00821483
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
February 1 2008
Last Update
April 18 2013
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