Single infusion may prevent chronic headaches after concussion
NCT ID NCT07191145
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a single infusion of eptinezumab, given within 8 weeks of a mild brain injury, can reduce headache days and prevent short-term post-traumatic headaches from becoming long-term. About 80 adults with migraine-like post-traumatic headaches will receive either the drug or a placebo. The main goal is to see if the drug lowers the number of moderate-to-severe headache days 3 months after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- eptinezumab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a quick, single-infusion treatment to prevent short-term post-traumatic headaches from becoming chronic and disabling.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 80 people. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects like fatigue or nausea could occur.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
-
About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 to 65 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Meet diagnostic criteria for acute post-traumatic headache as per ICHD-3 criteria * Meet migraine screening questionnaire criteria (MSQ score ≥ 4) during at least one of the weekly screening calls * Within 8 weeks after onset of PTH \* Imaging is not required for inclusion * Negative human chorionic gonadotropin test before treatment, for female participants of childbearing potential who are not practicing medically appropriate methods of birth control (e.g., hormonal contraceptives, implants, injectables, intrauterine devices, intrauterine systems, etc.) Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of moderate to severe TBI * History of mTBI within the past 5 years * Pre-existing chronic migraine and its subtypes, tension-type headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, cranial neuralgias, daily headache, diagnosis of another secondary headache disorder per ICHD-3 (except medication overuse headache) * Concurrent use of CGRP-related treatment or botulinum toxin within the last three month for migraine * Substance / opioids use disorder * Confounding chronic pain disorder / clinically significant pains * Concurrent major injuries (long bone, rib, and spinal fractures) or surgical intervention while in hospital on initial trauma * On-going litigation for current trauma * Pregnancy/breast-feeding * Uncontrolled psychiatric conditions (depression, PTSD, anxiety, functional neurological disorder) * Use of opioids/barbiturates for headaches (\> 4 days/month) * Hereditary fructose intolerance
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Post-traumatic headache are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
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
-
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a simple nerve block ease Veterans' headaches?
- Can closer exercise coaching speed recovery from concussion?
- Mind over migraine? brain scans may reveal who benefits from meditation
- Could a talking therapy ease persistent concussion symptoms?
- Can a steroid ease Post-Trauma headaches?
- Can magnetic pulses ease Post-Concussion headaches?