Actively Recruiting

Phase 3
Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders
NCT04151472

Idebenone for the Preventive Treatment of Migraine

Led by Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University · Updated on 2025-05-15

180

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

212 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

Idebenone improves energy metabolism similarly to Coenzyme Q10, which is effective in migraine prophylaxis. The investigators compare idebenone (90 mg/day, 270 mg/day) and placebo in 180 migraine patients in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial to study whether Idebenone is superior to placebo in the prevention of episodic migraine with or without aura.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Idebenone for the Preventive Treatment of Migraine

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Clinical diagnosis of episodic migraine
  • Age between 18 and 65 years
  • Meets International Headache Society criteria for episodic migraine with or without aura with at least 1 year history
  • Experiences two to eight migraine attacks per month with 5 days per month of interval headaches
  • Does not overuse acute anti-migraine medication
  • No use of other migraine prevention medication for at least 3 months
  • No serious organic or psychiatric disease
  • Women must use contraceptive protection
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Diagnosis of chronic migraine
  • Previously stopped idebenone due to side effects
  • Currently taking idebenone or took idebenone within 14 days before enrollment
  • Continuous headaches

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Kaiming Liu

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 370001

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Research Team

K

Kaiming Liu, MD & PHD

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

3

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