Could a dissolving tablet stop migraines in kids?
NCT ID NCT05156398
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests whether rimegepant, a dissolving tablet, can prevent migraines in children and adolescents ages 6 to under 18. About 640 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo for 12 weeks. The main goal is to see if the drug reduces the number of migraine days per month compared to placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rimegepant (a drug taken as a dissolving tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give children and teens a new option to prevent migraines and reduce the number of headache days each month.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all children. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are possible.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia
RECRUITINGBrescia, 25069, Italy
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Accel Research Sites Network - Edgewater Clinical Research Unit
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEdgewater, Florida, 32132, United States
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Advanced Investigative Medicine, Inc.
RECRUITINGHawthorne, California, 90250, United States
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Advanced Neurosciences Research, LLC
TERMINATEDFort Collins, Colorado, 80528, United States
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Alina Clinical Trials, LLC.
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75209, United States
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Atago Hospital
RECRUITINGKochi, Kochi, 780-0051, Japan
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Augusta University
RECRUITINGAugusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States
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Avera Medical Group Pediatrics - Dawley Farm
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57110, United States
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Avera Research Institute
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57108, United States
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Carolina Institute for Clinical Research, LLC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFayetteville, North Carolina, 28303, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil
RECRUITINGCréteil, 94000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34295, France
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Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia
TERMINATEDVancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Clinical Research Center Sp. z o.o. MEDIC-R Sp. k.
RECRUITINGPoznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 61-731, Poland
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Coastal Pediatric Research
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
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Colorado Springs Neurological Associates
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGColorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States
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Complete Health Research
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOrmond Beach, Florida, 32174, United States
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D&H Tamarac Research Center LLC
RECRUITINGTamarac, Florida, 33321, United States
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DCT-McAllen Primary Care Research, LLC dba Discovery Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGMcAllen, Texas, 78503, United States
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DCT-Stone Oak, LLC dba Discovery Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78258, United States
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DM Clinical Research (Administrative Office Only)
RECRUITINGTomball, Texas, 77375, United States
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DM Clinical Research - Cy Fair
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77065, United States
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Dent Neurosciences Research Center, Inc.
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAmherst, New York, 14226, United States
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Diamond Headache Clinic
TERMINATEDChicago, Illinois, 60642, United States
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Direct Helpers Research Center
RECRUITINGHialeah, Florida, 33012, United States
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Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
RECRUITINGRome, Rome/lazio, 00165, Italy
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Extraordinary Family Healthcare
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSnellville, Georgia, 30078, United States
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Hikita Pediatric Clinic
RECRUITINGKiryu-shi, Gunma, 376-0035, Japan
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Hopital des Enfants
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro
RECRUITINGVigo, Galicia, 36312, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valladolid (HCUV)
RECRUITINGValladolid, Castille and León, 47003, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Parc Tauli
RECRUITINGSabadell, Barcelona, 08208, Spain
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Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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IRCCS San Raffaele
RECRUITINGRome, Lazio, 00166, Italy
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Instituto de Investigaciones del Sueno
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28036, Spain
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Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" Fondazione IRCCS
RECRUITINGMilan, Lombardy, 20133, Italy
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Jinnouchi Neurosurgical Clinic
RECRUITINGKasuga-shi, Fukuoka, 816-0802, Japan
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Konan Medical Center
RECRUITINGHigashinada-ku Kobe-shi, Hyōgo, 658-0064, Japan
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Lynn Health Science Institute
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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MIGRE Polskie Centrum Leczenia Migreny Anna Gryglas-Dworak
RECRUITINGWroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 52-210, Poland
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MTZ Clinical Research Powered by Pratia
TERMINATEDWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-172, Poland
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Meridian Clinical Research, LLC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSavannah, Georgia, 31406, United States
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Meridian Clinical Research, LLC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPortsmouth, Virginia, 23703, United States
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Mito Kyodo General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMito, Ibaraki, 310-0015, Japan
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Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
TERMINATEDNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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NZOZ Neuromed M. i M. Nastaj Sp. P.
RECRUITINGLublin, Lublin Voivodeship, 20-064, Poland
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NZOZ Wielospecjalistyczna Poradnia Lekarska SYNAPSIS
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKatowice, Silesian Voivodeship, 40-123, Poland
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NeuroCare Plus
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77094, United States
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Neurologia Slaska Centrum Medyczne
RECRUITINGKatowice, Silesian Voivodeship, 40-689, Poland
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New Med Research, Inc
TERMINATEDHollywood, Florida, 33020, United States
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Next Stage Sp. Z o.o.
RECRUITINGWarsaw, WOJ. Mazowieckie, 02-121, Poland
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Nola Research Works, LLC
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70125, United States
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North Texas Center for Clinical Research
RECRUITINGFrisco, Texas, 75034, United States
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Northwest Clinical Trials, Inc.
RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83704, United States
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Papillion Research Center/CCT Research
RECRUITINGPapillion, Nebraska, 68046, United States
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Red Star Research, LLC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLake Jackson, Texas, 77566, United States
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Renew Health Clinical Research LLC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSnellville, Georgia, 30078, United States
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Renown Regional Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89502, United States
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Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65211, United States
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SCLA Management - Drop Box
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77077, United States
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SCLA Management Office
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77077, United States
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Safe Haven Clinical Research
TERMINATEDClinton, Mississippi, 39056, United States
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Saitama Neuropsychiatric Institute
RECRUITINGChuo-ku Saitama-shi, Saitama, 338-8577, Japan
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Santos Research Center, CORP
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33615, United States
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Sapienza Universita di Roma Polo Pontino - ICOT, Headache clinic
RECRUITINGLatina, Latina/lazio, 04100, Italy
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Sendai Headache and Neurology Clinic
RECRUITINGTaihaku-ku Sendai-shi, Miyagi, 982-0014, Japan
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Tanaka Neurosurgery & Headache Clinic
RECRUITINGKagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, 890-0052, Japan
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Tennouji Dai Brain Clinic
RECRUITINGAbeno-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka, 545-0053, Japan
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Texas Institute for Neurological Disorders
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSherman, Texas, 75092, United States
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The Belinga Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFort Smith, Arkansas, 72901, United States
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Tokyo Headache Clinic
RECRUITINGShibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0051, Japan
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Tokyo Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGShinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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Tominaga Clinic
RECRUITINGNaniwa-ku, Osaka, 556-0015, Japan
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Tribe Clinical Research LLC
TERMINATEDGreenville, South Carolina, 29607, United States
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UOSVD Centro Epilessia ed EEG dellEta Evolutiva
RECRUITINGBari, BARI / Puglia, 70132, Italy
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University of Missouri
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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University of Missouri Health Care - Investigation Pharmacy
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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University of Missouri-Clinical and Translational Sciences Unit
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45242, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research San Diego
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLa Mesa, California, 91942, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Grand Island
RECRUITINGGrand Island, Nebraska, 68803, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Washington DC
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States
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Victoria Clinical Research Group
TERMINATEDVictoria, Texas, 77901, United States
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Virgen del Rocio Hospital
RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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WR-Mount Vernon Clinical Research, LLC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSandy Springs, Georgia, 30328, United States
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Wojewodzki Specjalistyczny Szpital Dzieciecy
RECRUITINGKrakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-503, Poland
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Yamaguchi Clinic
RECRUITINGNishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo, 663-8204, Japan
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