New migraine drug shows promise in Real-World study
NCT ID NCT06409845
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how well eptinezumab works and is tolerated for preventing migraines. It included 130 adults with episodic or chronic migraine. Researchers tracked changes in monthly migraine days over 3 to 12 months of 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 successful, this could confirm eptinezumab as an effective preventive treatment for people with frequent migraines.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study, not a large randomized trial. Results may not apply to all migraine patients, and individual responses can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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130 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
Multicentric study on patients attending the outpatient clinic of Italian Headache centres who meet criteria for eptinezumab use as migraine preventive treatment
- 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: * Diagnosis of migraine without aura, migraine with aura, or chronic migraine according to the 3rd edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorder (ICHD-III); * Good compliance to study procedures; * Availability of headache diary at least of the preceding months before enrolment; * At least 8 monthly migraine days. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with contraindications for use of eptinezumab; * Concomitant diagnosis of medical diseases and/or comorbidities that, in the Investigator's opinion might interfere with study assessments; * medical comorbidities that could interfere with study results; * Pregnancy and breastfeeding * Changes in preventive treatments in the month before the first administration of eptinezumab
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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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SISC
Florence, Florence, 50134, Italy
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