Botox-Like shots could cut migraine days in half

NCT ID NCT06047457

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 3 study tests whether Dysport (a botulinum toxin type A) injections can prevent episodic migraine in adults. About 751 participants receive either Dysport or placebo injections every 12 weeks for up to 36 weeks. The goal is to see if the treatment reduces the number of migraine days per month. The study is active but not recruiting, and results are pending.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Botulinum toxin type A (Dysport)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a new preventive treatment option for people with episodic migraine, reducing the number of migraine days per month.

What could go wrong

This is a phase 3 trial, but results are not yet available. The treatment involves injections into head, neck, and shoulder muscles, which may cause side effects like muscle weakness or pain. It may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

migraine disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • "Pineo Medical Ecosystem" LTD

    Tbilisi, 0114, Georgia

  • 840042

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • AGA Clinical Trials

    Hialeah, Florida, 33012, United States

  • Alliance Clinical Las Vegas (Excel Clinical Research)

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, United States

  • Alliance Clinical San Diego (Acclaim Clinical Research)

    San Diego, California, 92120, United States

  • Asheville Neurology Specialists

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28806, United States

  • Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Unite de Recherche Clinique Saint-Louis Lariboisere-Ferd Widal

    Paris, France

  • Axiom Research LLC

    Colton, California, 92324, United States

  • Axon Clinical, s.r.o.

    Prague, Czechia

  • BCN Research, LLC

    Greenfield, Wisconsin, 53228, United States

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Arnold Pain Management

    Brookline, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Blue Sky MD

    Hendersonville, North Carolina, 28792, United States

  • Bluewater Clinical Research Group Inc.

    Sarnia, N7T 4X3, Canada

  • Boston Clinical Trials Inc

    Winter Park, Florida, 32131, United States

  • Boston Clinical Trials Inc

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02131, United States

  • CARe Clinic-Calgary

    Red Deer, Canada

  • CCT Research

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85044, United States

  • CHRU d'Amiens

    Amiens, France

  • CHU Nimes - Hôpital Caremeau

    Nîmes, France

  • Cedar Crosse Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States

  • Central Research Associates

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States

  • Centrum Medyczne Neuromed Pawel Lisewski

    Bydgoszcz, Poland

  • Centrum Medyczne Pratia Katowice

    Katowice, Poland

  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin KöR

    Berlin, Germany

  • Chicago Headache Center & Research Institute

    Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States

  • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions Healthcare, Inc (CNS Healthcare, INC)

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States

  • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc ((CNS Healthcare) - Psychiatry)

    Orlando, Florida, 32801, United States

  • Clinical Research Professionals

    Chesterfield, Missouri, 63005, United States

  • Clinical Trial Network

    Houston, Texas, 77074, United States

  • Coastal Carolina Research Center - North Charleston

    North Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, United States

  • Complejo Hospitalario Ruber Juan Bravo

    Madrid, Spain

  • Comprehensive Neurology Services

    Frederick, Maryland, 21702, United States

  • Conquest Research

    Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States

  • DADO MEDICAL s.r.o.

    Prague, Czechia

  • Emovis GmbH

    Berlin, Germany

  • Fakultni Thomayerova nemocnice

    Prague, Czechia

  • Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava

    Ostrava, Czechia

  • Frontier Clinical Research, LLC

    Kingwood, West Virginia, 26537, United States

  • Fullerton Neurological Center

    Fullerton, California, 92835, United States

  • Genge Partners Inc.

    Montreal, H3A 2B4, Canada

  • Guardian Angel Research Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33614, United States

  • Hasbani Neurology

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

  • Headache Center of Hope

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236, United States

  • Headache Wellness Center

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27405, United States

  • Helios Clinical Research

    Wooster, Ohio, 44691, United States

  • Helios Clinical Research LLC (Helios CR, Inc. Jackson TN)

    Jackson, Tennessee, 38305, United States

  • Herzog, Steven MD

    Dallas, Texas, 75214, United States

  • HonorHealth Neurology

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251, United States

  • Hope Clinical Research, LLC

    Canoga Park, California, 91303, United States

  • Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Regional De Malaga

    Málaga, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe

    Valencia, Spain

  • ISR-GEO Med Res Clin Healthycore

    Tbilisi, Georgia

  • Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska dr hab. med. Anna Szczepanska-Szerej

    Lublin, Poland

  • Infinity Clinical Research, LLC

    Hollywood, Florida, 33024, United States

  • Inova Medical Group - Neurology

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

  • Institut neuropsychiatricke pece

    Prague, Czechia

  • Instytut Zdrowia Dr Boczarska-Jedynak Sp. z o.o. S.K.

    Oświęcim, Poland

  • J. Lewis Research Inc.-Foothill

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84109, United States

  • KCA Neurology, PLLC

    Franklin, Tennessee, 37067, United States

  • Kopfschmerzzentrum Frankfurt am Main

    Hessen, Germany

  • Krakowska Akademia Neurologii Sp. z o.o.

    Krakow, Poland

  • Krakowskie Centrum MedyczneSp.z o.o

    Krakow, Poland

  • LMU - Klinikum der Universität München - Campus Grosshadern

    München, Germany

  • LTD New Hospitals

    Tbilisi, 0114, Georgia

  • LTD S.Khechinashvili University Hospital

    Tbilisi, 0179, Georgia

  • Lone Star Neurology

    Frisco, Texas, 75035, United States

  • Lone Star Neurology,

    Westborough, Massachusetts, 01581, United States

  • Ltd "Health"

    Batumi, 6010, Georgia

  • M3 Wake Research - Las Vegas Wellness Way

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States

  • MD Fort Wayne Neurological Center

    Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States

  • MedStar Health - Department of Neurology

    Columbia, Washington, 20010, United States

  • Metrodora Institute

    West Valley City, Utah, 84119, United States

  • Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology

    Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337, United States

  • Multprofil Clinic Consilium Medulla

    Tbilisi, 0186, Georgia

  • NEUROHK s.r.o.

    Choceň, Czechia

  • Nemocnice Jihlava, p.o.

    Jihlava, Czechia

  • Neurologie Brno s.r.o.

    Brno, Czechia

  • Neurology Center of NE,PC - Neurology

    Foxborough, Massachusetts, 02035, United States

  • Neurology Center of North Orange County

    Fullerton, California, 92835, United States

  • Neurology Clinic, PC

    Cordova, Tennessee, 38018, United States

  • Neuroscience Group of Northeast Wisconsin-Neenah

    Neenah, Wisconsin, 54956, United States

  • New England Institute for Neurology and Headache (NEINH)/Medical Practice

    Stamford, Connecticut, 06905, United States

  • New England Regional Headache Center, Inc.

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01609, United States

  • Nuvance Health Medical Practice

    Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601, United States

  • OrthoNeuro

    New Albany, Ohio, 43054, United States

  • Pratia Brno s.r.o.

    Brno, Czechia

  • Pratia MCM Krakow

    Krakow, Poland

  • Quantum Clinical Trials

    Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States

  • Quest Research Institute

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States

  • Research Your Health

    Plano, Texas, 75093, United States

  • Robbins Headache Clinic

    Riverwoods, Illinois, 60015, United States

  • Rochester Clinical Research

    Rochester, New York, 14609, United States

  • SDS Clinical Trials

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • SPRI Clinical Trials, LLC

    Brooklyn, New York, 11235, United States

  • Suburban Research Associates

    Media, Pennsylvania, 19063, United States

  • Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o.

    Gdynia, Poland

  • The Los Angeles Headache Center

    Savannah, California, 31406, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience - Jefferson Neurology Associates - Neurology

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • Universitätsmedizin Greifswald

    Greifswald, Germany

  • Velocity Clinical Research - Hallandale Beach

    Hallandale, Florida, 33009, United States

  • Visionary Investigators Network (VIN)

    Aventura, Florida, 33180, United States

  • Yale University School of Medicine

    East Hartford, Connecticut, 06118, United States

  • Zenos Clinical Research

    Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States