New hope for migraine sufferers who Can't use standard meds

NCT ID NCT05509400

First seen Apr 25, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a drug called rimegepant for quickly treating migraine headaches in adults who cannot use triptans (common migraine drugs) due to side effects, lack of effectiveness, or heart risks. Over 800 participants took either rimegepant or a placebo and reported their pain levels. The main goal was to see if more people felt pain relief within 2 hours after taking the drug.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • 4 Medical Clinical Solutions

    Swinton, M27 8FF, United Kingdom

  • 4 Medical Clinical Solutions London

    Ilford, Essex, IG1 4HP, United Kingdom

  • ALPHA Recherche Clinique

    Québec, G2J 0C4, Canada

  • AOU Luigi Vanvitelli

    Naples, Naples, 80138, Italy

  • AOU Policlinico di Modena

    Modena, 41124, Italy

  • Aggarwal and Associates Limited

    Brampton, Ontario, L6T 0G1, Canada

  • Akardo MedSite

    Stockholm, 117 27, Sweden

  • Alfred Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

  • Alpha Recherche Clinique

    Québec, Quebec, G3K 2P8, Canada

  • Boston Clinical Trials

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02131, United States

  • CHU Clermont Ferrand - Hopital Gabriel Montpied

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France

  • CHU Nice Hopital Cimiez

    Nice, 06000, France

  • CHU Saint-Etienne - Hopital Nord

    Saint-Etienne, 42055, France

  • CHU de Lille - Hôpital Salengro

    Lille, 59037, France

  • CTC Solna

    Solna, Stockholms LÄN [se-01], 171 64, Sweden

  • CTC Uppsala

    Uppsala, Uppsala County, 752 37, Sweden

  • Cabinet Privé Dr. Simona Sava

    Saint-Nicolas, Liège, 4420, Belgium

  • Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois

    Epagny Metz-Tessy, 74370, France

  • Centro de Investigación Médica de Aguascalientes (CIMA)

    Aguascalientes, 20116, Mexico

  • Centrum Leczenia Bolu dr n med Lukasz Kmieciak

    Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 91-363, Poland

  • Centrum Medyczne Neuromed

    Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-163, Poland

  • Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Neurologische Ambulanz, Kopfschmerzambulanz

    Berlin, 10117, Germany

  • Clinical Research Institute

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Clinical Research Institute S.C.

    Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, 54055, Mexico

  • Clinique Neuro-Lévis

    Lévis, Quebec, G6W 0M5, Canada

  • Clinstile SA de CV

    Mexico City, CDMX 06700, Mexico

  • Clinvest Research, LLC

    Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States

  • Collective Medical Research

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States

  • Community Clinical Research Network Inc

    Marlborough, Massachusetts, 01752, United States

  • Concept Medica

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-773, Poland

  • DM Clinical Research

    Tomball, Texas, 77375, United States

  • DM Clinical Research - Detroit

    Southfield, Michigan, 48076, United States

  • DM Clinical Research - NY, NY

    Brooklyn, New York, 11220, United States

  • Danish Headache Center

    Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark

  • DelRicht Research

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States

  • Fondazione Mondino - Istituto Neurologico Nazionale IRCCS

    Pavia, 27100, Italy

  • Fondazione Policlinico Campus BioMedico

    Rome, RM, 00128, Italy

  • Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta

    Milan, 20133, Italy

  • GZA Ziekenhuizen

    Antwerp, 2610, Belgium

  • Headache Wellness Center, PC

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27405, United States

  • Headache and Pain Unit - IRCCS San Raffaele

    Rome, 00163, Italy

  • Helsinki Headache Center

    Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00830, Finland

  • Hopital Lariboisiere

    Paris, 75010, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer

    Bron, 69500, France

  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia

    Valencia, 46010, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid, 28046, Spain

  • Hospitalsenhed Midt

    Viborg, DK-8800, Denmark

  • Hälsoklustret

    Stockholm, 112 39, Sweden

  • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

    Milan, MI, 20132, Italy

  • Instytut Zdrowia dr Boczarska-Jedynak Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.

    Oświęcim, Małopolska, 32-600, Poland

  • Jessa Ziekenhuis

    Hasselt, 3500, Belgium

  • Ki Health Partners LLC, dba New England Institute for Clinical Research

    Stamford, Connecticut, 06905, United States

  • Kings College London

    London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom

  • Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

    Klagenfurt, Carinthia, 9020, Austria

  • Kopfschmerzzentrum Frankfurt

    Frankfurt, 65929, Germany

  • Lakeside Healthcare Group Research

    Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2UR, United Kingdom

  • MICS Centrum Medyczne Damiana Walbrzyska

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-739, Poland

  • MICS Centrum Medyczne Szczecin

    Szczecin, 70-784, Poland

  • MIGRE Polskie Centrum Leczenia Migreny Anna Gryglas-Dworak

    Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 52-210, Poland

  • MTZ Clinical Research Powered by Pratia

    Warsaw, 02-172, Poland

  • Medical University Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria

  • Michigan Headache & Neurological Institute

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Neurologische Praxis Prof. Dr. Hartmut Gobel

    Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, D-24149, Germany

  • New York Neurology Associates

    New York, New York, 10003, United States

  • Northwest Clinical Research Center

    Bellevue, Washington, 98007, United States

  • Operadora Unidad de Investigación En Salud de Chihuahua, Sa de Cv

    Mexico City, 14050, Mexico

  • Praktyka Lekarska

    Warsaw, 00-144, Poland

  • Re: Cognition Health Ltd.

    Edgebaston, Birmingham, B16 8LT, United Kingdom

  • Red Star Research, LLC

    Lake Jackson, Texas, 77566, United States

  • Rochester Medical Group

    Rochester Hills, Michigan, 48307, United States

  • Sandhill Research, LLC d/b/a Accel Research Sites Network - Ormond Clinical Research Unit

    Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174, United States

  • Sensible Healthcare LLC

    Ocoee, Florida, 34761, United States

  • Skåneuro Privatmottagning

    Lund, 222 22, Sweden

  • St Charles Clinical Research

    Weldon Spring, Missouri, 63304, United States

  • Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc. - Anderson

    Anderson, South Carolina, 29621, United States

  • Terveystalo Pulssi

    Turku, 20100, Finland

  • Terveystalo Ruoholahti

    Helsinki, Finland

  • Terveystalo Tampere Rautatienkatu

    Tampere, 33100, Finland

  • Timone Hospital

    Marseille, Provence, 13005, France

  • Twoja Przychodnia Nowosolskie Centrum Medyczne

    Nowa Sól, Lubusz Voivodeship, 67-100, Poland

  • USC Clinical Trials Centre

    Sippy Downs, Queensland, 4556, Australia

  • UZ Brussel

    Brussels, 1090, Belgium

  • UZ Gent

    Ghent, 9000, Belgium

  • University Hospital Jena

    Jena, Thuringia, 07747, Germany

  • University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla

    Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain

  • University Hospital of Southern Denmark

    Esbjerg, DK-6700, Denmark

  • University of Calgary South Health Campus

    Calgary, Alberta, T3M 1M4, Canada

  • Virgen del Rocio University Hospital

    Seville, 41013, Spain

  • Vita Longa Sp. Z o.o.

    Katowice, 40-748, Poland

  • WR-Mount Vernon Clinical Research, LLC

    Sandy Springs, Georgia, 30328, United States

  • Wr-Msra, Llc

    Lake City, Florida, 32055, United States

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