Can a new pill stop migraine pain within two hours?
NCT ID NCT07792681
First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether an experimental oral drug called BR005-036C can quickly relieve migraine attacks in adults. Researchers will compare two doses of the drug against a placebo in about 2,079 people who have migraines with or without aura. The main goals are to see if the drug frees participants from pain and from their most bothersome symptom within two hours of taking it. The study also checks how long relief lasts and whether the drug is safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BR005-036C, an oral tablet taken during a migraine attack
- What this could lead to
- If it works, BR005-036C could offer a new fast-acting option for people with migraine, easing pain and associated symptoms within two hours.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial, so the drug may not prove more effective than placebo. As with any migraine medication, side effects are possible, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 2,079 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female Participants aged 18 years or older. 2. Patients diagnosed with migraine with or without aura in accordance with the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition (ICHD-3), with a disease history of at least 1 year. 3. Onset age of migraine shall be less than 50 years old. 4. At least 2-8 moderate-to-severe migraine attacks per month within 3 months prior to screening visit. 5. Fewer than 15 headache days (migraine or non-migraine) per month within 3 months prior to screening visit. 6. Patients on prophylactic migraine medication are permitted to remain on therapy provided they have been on a stable dose for at least 3 months prior to study entry. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient with a history of or diagnosed with brainstem aura migraine, hemiplegic migraine, retinal migraine, new-daily-persistent headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias or cranial neuralgia. 2. Patient with clinically significant cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hematological, endocrine, hepatic, renal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurological or psychiatric disorders; patient with other confounding acute or chronic pain syndromes, dementia, epilepsy, or other diseases (other than migraine) that may interfere with study assessments. 3. Patient with a history of acute hepatitis within 6 months prior to screening, or any chronic liver diseases including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis, liver cirrhosis. 4. Patient with a history of hematological or solid malignant neoplasms within 5 years prior to screening. 5. Abnormal electrocardiogram findings at screening: QTcF \>450 msec for male subjects; QTcF \>470 msec for female subjects. 6. Patient with uncontrolled hypertension. 7. History of alcohol or substance abuse within 6 months prior to screening. 8. Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities at screening: ALT, AST or total bilirubin \>1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<60 mL/min/1.73 m². 9. Use of CGRP receptor antagonists within 1 month prior to screening or randomization; use of anti-CGRP or anti-CGRP-receptor monoclonal antibodies within 6 months prior to screening or randomization. 10. Use of acute migraine treatment medications for more than 10 days per month in 3 months prior to randomization (refer to Concomitant Medications section).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
78 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University
Jiangsu, Wuxi, 214062, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University
Shandong, Jining, 272029, China
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Baotou Central Hospital
Inner Mongolia, Baotou, 014040, China
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Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100020, China
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Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050, China
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Cangzhou Central Hospital
Hebei, Cangzhou, 061001, China
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Changsha Central Hospital
Hunan, Changsha, 410004, China
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Dazhou Central Hospital
Sichuan, Dazhou, 635000, China
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First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100853, China
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Fujian, Fuzhou, 350001, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Ningxia, Yinchuan, 750004, China
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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Guangzhou First People's Hospital
Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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Hainan General Hospital
Hainan, Haikou, 570311, China
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Hebei General Hospital
Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China
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Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University)
Jiangsu, Nanjing, 210029, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
Shandong, Jinan, 250013, China
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Jingzhou Central Hospital
Hubei, Jingzhou, 434020, China
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Liaocheng People's Hospital
Shandong, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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Linyi People's Hospital
Shandong, Linyi, 276003, China
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Lu'an People's Hospital
Anhui, Lu'an, 237005, China
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Nanjing Brain Hospital
Jiangsu, Nanjing, 210029, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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Pingxiang People's Hospital
Jiangxi, Pingxiang, 337055, China
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Qingdao Central Hospital
Shandong, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
Hubei, Wuhan, 430060, China
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Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200434, China
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Shanxi Provincial Cardiovascular Hospital
Shanxi, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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Shaoyang Central Hospital
Hunan, Shaoyang, 422000, China
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Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital
Hubei, Shiyan, 442008, China
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The 940th Hospital of PLA Joint Logistic Support Force
Gansu, Lanzhou, 730050, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Guizhou, Guiyang, 550004, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
Shandong, Qingdao, 266003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
Anhui, Bengbu, 233004, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400016, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
Liaoning, Dalian, 116011, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology
Henan, Luoyang, 471003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanyang Medical College
Henan, Nanyang, 473058, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital)
Shandong, Jinan, 250014, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Jiangsu, Suzhou, 215006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Shanxi, Xi'an, 710061, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University
Shanxi, Xi'an, 710077, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Fujian, Xiamen, 361003, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
Jilin City, Changchun, 130021, China
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The First People's Hospital of Changde
Hunan, Changde, 415003, China
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The First People's Hospital of Jingzhou
Hubei, Jingzhou, 434000, China
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The First People's Hospital of Yinchuan
Ningxia, Yinchuan, 750001, China
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The First People's Hospital of Zigong
Sichuan, Zigong, 643000, China
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The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150001, China
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The Fourth People's Hospital of Chongqing (Chongqing Emergency Medical Center)
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400014, China
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The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province
Liaoning, Shenyang, 110016, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University (Tangdu Hospital)
Shanxi, Xi'an, 710038, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University (Xinqiao Hospital)
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400037, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510260, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
Yunnan, Kunming, 650101, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Jiangsu, Nanjing, 210011, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University
Heilongjiang, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Jiangsu, Suzhou, 215004, China
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The Second Central Hospital of Baoding
Hebei, Baoding, 072750, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Hefei
Anhui, Hefei, 230011, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang
Jiangsu, Lianyungang, 222023, China
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The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Hunan, Changsha, 410011, China
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The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Hunan, Changsha, 410013, China
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The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
Guangdong, Shenzhen, 518053, China
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Tianjin Union Medical Center
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300121, China
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Wenzhou People's Hospital
Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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Wuhan Third Hospital (Wuhan Tongren Hospital)
Hubei, Wuhan, 430060, China
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Xi'an Gaoxin Hospital
Shanxi, Xi'an, 710075, China
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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Hunan, Changsha, 410008, China
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Xianyang Hospital of Yan'an University
Shanxi, Xianyang, 712000, China
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Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092, China
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Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China
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Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital
Shandong, Zaozhuang, 277102, China
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Zhengzhou People's Hospital
Henan, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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