New drug aims to cut migraine days in kids by half
NCT ID NCT05897320
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether eptinezumab, given through a vein, can safely reduce the number of migraine days in children and teens aged 6 to 17 with episodic migraine. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo, and researchers track monthly migraine days over 12 weeks. The goal is to find a preventive treatment that helps young people have fewer migraines.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 315 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 17 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of migraine (with or without aura) according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD-3; in the opinion of the investigator) with history of migraine headaches of at least 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. * During the 28-day screening period, the participant (and their parent/caregiver, when applicable) must adequately complete the headache eDiary (≥23 of the 28 days) following the day of the Screening Visit. * During the 28-day screening period, the participant must have ≤14 headache days, of which at least 4 are migraine days as documented in the eDiary. Exclusion Criteria: * History or diagnosis of chronic tension-type headache, hypnic headache, cluster headache, hemicrania continua, new daily persistent headache, or unusual migraine subtypes (previously referred to as complicated migraine), such as hemiplegic migraine (sporadic and familial), migraine with brainstem aura, recurrent painful ophthalmic neuropathy, or migraine with neurological accompaniments that are not typical of migraine aura (diplopia, altered consciousness, or long duration, e.g., \>60 min). * History of moderate or severe head trauma or other neurological disorder or systemic medical disease that is, in the investigator's opinion, likely to affect the functions of the central nervous system. * Current psychiatric condition that is uncontrolled and/or untreated for a minimum of 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. Participants with a lifetime history of psychosis and/or mania are excluded. * Any other disorder for which the treatment takes priority over treatment of migraine or is likely to interfere with study treatment or impair treatment compliance. Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.
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The places running it
49 sites in 11 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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AGA Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGHialeah, Florida, 33012-3407, United States
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Akron Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGAkron, Ohio, 44308-1062, United States
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AthleticoMed Sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomerania, 85-752, Poland
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana - Stabilimento Ospedaliero di Santa Chiara - Istituto To...
RECRUITINGPisa, 56126, Italy
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Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Santo Antonio - Centro Materno Infantil do Norte (CMIN)
RECRUITINGPorto, 4050, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Sao Joao (CHUSJ)
RECRUITINGPorto, 4200-319, Portugal
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Centro de Investigacion Clinica de Morelia, S.C.
COMPLETEDMorelia, Michoacán, 58070, Mexico
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Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Tucuman
RECRUITINGSan Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, T4000AXL, Argentina
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Centrum Medyczne Plejady Magdalena Celinska-Lowenhoff, Michal Zolnowski Spolka komandytowa
RECRUITINGKrakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30-363, Poland
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Child Neurology Center (CNC) of Northwest Florida
RECRUITINGGulf Breeze, Florida, 32561-4458, United States
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Children's Specialty Group (CSG)
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Children's Wisconsin (Children's Hospital of Wisconsin)-Main Campus
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center-Burnet Campus
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3026, United States
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Clinica Independencia
COMPLETEDBuenos Aires, 1605, Argentina
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Clinical Center Kragujevac
RECRUITINGKragujevac, Sumadijski Okrug, 34000, Serbia
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Clinical Integrative Research Center of Atlanta (CIRCAtl)
COMPLETEDAtlanta, Georgia, 30328-5574, United States
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Clinical Research Institute SC-Mexico
RECRUITINGTepetlacolco, 54055, Mexico
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Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo-Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro (HAC)
RECRUITINGVigo, Pontevedra, 36312, Spain
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ETG Lublin
RECRUITINGLublin, Lublin Voivodeship, 20-412, Poland
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Eskisehir Osmangazi Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi (Eskisehir Osmangazi University Hospital)
RECRUITINGEskişehir, 26480, Turkey (Türkiye)
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European Trial group network Sp. z o.o - Neuroscience
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-677, Poland
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Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
COMPLETEDMilan, 20133, Italy
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Fondazione Mondino, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Nazionale a Carattere Scientifico
RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires (HOB)
COMPLETEDBuenos Aires, C1280AEB, Argentina
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Hospital CUF Descobertas, S.A.
COMPLETEDLisbon, 1998-018, Portugal
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra
RECRUITINGCoimbra, 3000-602, Portugal
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe de Valencia (Hospital La Fe Bulevar Sur)
RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital de Braga
RECRUITINGBraga, 4710-367, Portugal
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Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad
RECRUITINGCórdoba, Córdoba Province, X5014AKM, Argentina
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INECO Neurociencias Oroño
RECRUITINGRosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000DTP, Argentina
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Institute of Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina
RECRUITINGNovi Sad, Juznobacki Okrug, 21101, Serbia
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Instituto Médico Río Cuarto
RECRUITINGRío Cuarto, Córdoba Province, 5800, Argentina
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Instytut Zdrowia dr Boczarska-Jedynak Sp. z o.o. Sp. k
RECRUITINGOświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 32-600, Poland
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Istanbul Universitesi - Istanbul Tip Fakultesi (ITF) Hastanesi
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istituto Giannina Gaslini (Ospedale Pediatrico IRCCS) - Centro Malattie Rare
RECRUITINGGenoa, 16147, Italy
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Izmir Şehir Hastanesi
RECRUITINGIzmir, 35540, Turkey (Türkiye)
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James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 6LA, United Kingdom
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Kids Clinic
RECRUITINGAjax, Ontario, L1Z 0M1, Canada
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L'Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu - Clinica di Neuropsichiatria dell'Infanzia e dell'Adolescenza - Ret...
RECRUITINGCagliari, South Sardinia, 09121, Italy
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London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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MTZ Clinical Research Powered by PRATIA
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-172, Poland
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Mautalen Salud e Investigacion
COMPLETEDBuenos Aires, C1128AAF, Argentina
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Mersin Universitesi-Tip Fakultesi
RECRUITINGMersin, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Michigan Headache & Neurological Institute (MHNI)
COMPLETEDAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48104-5131, United States
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) - Royal Hospital for Children - Glasgow (Royal Hospital fo...
RECRUITINGGlasgow, South Western Scotland, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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NHS Lothian - Royal Hospital for Children & Young People (RHCYP)
RECRUITINGEdinburgh, Eastern Scotland, EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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New England Institute for Clinical Research (NEICR) - Stamford
RECRUITINGStamford, Connecticut, 06905-1206, United States
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OnSite Clinical Solutions, LLC - Charlotte
COMPLETEDCharlotte, North Carolina, 28210-0106, United States
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu - Gianicolo
RECRUITINGRome, 00165, Italy
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Road Runner Research (RRR)
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78249-3539, United States
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The Medical Arts Health Research Group - Penticton
COMPLETEDPenticton, British Columbia, V2A 5C8, Canada
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True North Neurology - Commack (North Suffolk Neurology)
COMPLETEDCommack, New York, 11725-2850, United States
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UK HealthCare-Kentucky Clinic
COMPLETEDLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University Clinical Center Nis
RECRUITINGNiš, 18 000, Serbia
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University of Maryland School of Medicine
COMPLETEDBaltimore, Maryland, 21201-1509, United States
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University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Medicine - Clinical Center of Vojvodina - Hematology Clinic
RECRUITINGNovi Sad, Juznobacki Okrug, 21000, Serbia
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University of South Florida (USF) - Tampa Campus
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33620, United States
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Univerzitetska Decija Klinika (UDK) (University Children's Hospital)
RECRUITINGBelgrade, Beograd, 11000, Serbia
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Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) - Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinic
RECRUITINGVictoria, British Columbia, V8R 1J8, Canada
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