Franklin

Researchers are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of atogepant, a medication approved for adults with migraine, in children and teens aged 6 to 17 who have a history of episodic migraine. This Phase 3 study addresses the limited approved treatments available for pediatric migraine sufferers and aims to better understand atogepants impact on this younger population. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of six groups based on age and dosage. Children aged 6 to 11 will participate in a pharmacokinetic substudy to determine the appropriate dose before receiving either placebo, low-dose, or high-dose atogepant tablets once daily for 12 weeks. Teens aged 12 to 17 will be randomized to receive placebo, low-dose, or high-dose atogepant tablets daily for 12 weeks. After this period, participants may have a follow-up visit 4 weeks after their last dose or join an extension study to continue atogepant treatment for an additional 52 weeks. During the study, participants will attend regular hospital or clinic visits for medical evaluations, blood tests, side effect monitoring, and questionnaires. Researchers will measure changes in the number of migraine and headache days, medication use, quality of life, and migraine-related disability. Safety will be monitored through adverse event reporting up to 16 weeks. The total study duration includes the 12-week treatment period with possible extension and follow-up assessments.

Migraine is a common neurological disorder that causes moderate to severe headache attacks, often with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. This study is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of ubrogepant, a drug approved for adults, for the acute treatment of migraine in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years. The trial includes two participant groups a pharmacokinetic PK cohort for dose analysis in younger children and a main study cohort involving randomized treatment with different ubrogepant doses or placebo. Participants aged 6 to 11 years in the PK cohort will receive one of two doses of ubrogepant to determine dosing for the main study. In the main study, children aged 6 to 11 and adolescents aged 12 to 17 will be randomly assigned to low or high doses of ubrogepant or placebo, with a one in three chance of receiving placebo. For qualifying migraine attacks, participants will take oral tablets of the assigned study treatment, with the option of a second dose or rescue medication at least two hours later if headaches remain moderate or severe. Participants will be involved for up to six months and will attend regular hospital or clinic visits. Researchers will monitor treatment effects using medical assessments, blood tests, side effect checks, and questionnaires. The primary outcome measured is the percentage of participants achieving pain freedom two hours after the initial dose. Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic data will also be collected to understand ubrogepants effects in this younger population.