New hope for teens with chronic migraine?
NCT ID NCT04616326
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether galcanezumab, a monthly injection, can prevent chronic migraine in 312 adolescents aged 12 to 17. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo for 3 months. The main goal is to see if the drug reduces the number of migraine days per month.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- galcanezumab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give teens with chronic migraine a new preventive option to reduce headache days.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single phase 3 trial; results may not confirm benefit. Side effects or lack of efficacy are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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312 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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12 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Have a diagnosis of chronic migraine as defined by the IHS ICHD-3 guidelines (1.3 according to ICHD-3 \[2018\]), that is, a headache occurring on 15 or more days per month for at least the last 3 months, which has the features of migraine headache on at least 8 days per month. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who are taking, or are expected to take, therapeutic antibodies during the course of the study (adalimumab, infliximab, trastuzumab, bevacizumab, etc.). Prior use of therapeutic antibodies is allowed if that use was more than 12 months prior to baseline, except for antibodies to CGRP or its receptor, which are not allowed at any time prior to study entry. * Known hypersensitivity monoclonal antibodies or other therapeutic proteins, or to galcanezumab or its excipients. * Current use or prior exposure to galcanezumab, another CGRP antibody, or CGRP receptor antibody, including those who have previously completed or withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating a CGRP antibody. Participant must also not have prior oral CGRP antagonist use within 30 days prior to baseline. * History of IHS ICHD-3 diagnosis of new daily persistent headache, cluster headache or migraine subtypes including hemiplegic (sporadic or familial) migraine and migraine with brainstem aura (previously basilar-type migraine). * History of significant head or neck injury within 6 months prior to screening; or traumatic head injury at any time that is associated with significant change in the quality or frequency of their headaches, including new onset of migraine following traumatic head injury. * Participants with a known history of intracranial tumors or developmental malformations including Chiari malformations.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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21st Century Neurology, a Division of Xenoscience, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona, 85004, United States
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Access Clinical Trials - Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Allied Biomedical Research Institute
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, 382428, India
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Artemis hospital
Gurugram, 122003, India
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Ascension Via Christi Research
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille - Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, 13385, France
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Atmaram Child Care
Kanpur, 208011, India
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Avanza Medical Research Center
Pensacola, Florida, 32503, United States
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Bio-Medical Research LLC
Miami, Florida, 33144, United States
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Bordeaux University Hospital - Pellegrin
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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CHU d'Amiens-Picardie - Hôpital Sud
Amiens, 80054, France
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Center for Neurosciences
Tucson, Arizona, 85718, United States
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Central India Cardiology and Research Institute
Nagpur, 440015, India
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil
Créteil, 94010, France
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Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille - Hôpital Roger Salengro
Lille, 59037, France
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Centro de Investigacion Medica Aguascalientes (CIMA)
Aguascalientes, 20116, Mexico
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Children Mercy Pediatric Clinical Research Unit
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Clinica De Enfermedades Cronicas y Procedimientos Especiales
Morelia, 58249, Mexico
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Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc. dba CNS Healthcare
Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States
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Coastal Pediatric Research
Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
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Cohen Children's Northwell Health Physician Partners - Pediatric Neurology
New Hyde Park, New York, 11042, United States
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D&H Tamarac Research Center
Tamarac, Florida, 33321, United States
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Dent Neurologic Institute
Amherst, New York, 14226, United States
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Department of Pediatrics
Nagpur, 441108, India
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EMDA Clinical Research
Miami, Florida, 33126, United States
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Ezy Medical Research
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33015, United States
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G.B. Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
New Delhi, 110002, India
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Getwell Hospital and Research Institute
Nagpur, 440012, India
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Headache Center of Hope
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236, United States
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Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
Copenhagen, 2730, Denmark
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Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde
Guadalajara, 44280, Mexico
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Hospital Clinico de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
Valladolid, 47005, Spain
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Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Mexico City, 6720, Mexico
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 8041, Spain
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Hôpital Armand Trousseau
Paris, 75571, France
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IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Milan, 20133, Italy
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Infinity Life Research Group
Tamarac, Florida, 33321, United States
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Isala, locatie Zwolle
Zwolle, 8025 AB, Netherlands
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Konan Hospital
Kobe, 658-0064, Japan
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Mangala Hospital & Mangala Kidney Foundation
Mangalore, 575003, India
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MedVadis Research Corporation
Waltham, Massachusetts, 02451, United States
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Medical Research Partners
Ammon, Idaho, 83406, United States
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Medical Research Partners - Logan
Logan, Utah, 84341, United States
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Medipoint Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, 411007, India
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Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
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Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Burnsville Office
Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337, United States
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Neuroscience
Roma, 165, Italy
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Northwest Clinical Research Center
Bellevue, Washington, 98007, United States
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Northwest Clinical Trials
Boise, Idaho, 83704, United States
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Northwest Florida Clinical Research Group
Gulf Breeze, Florida, 32561, United States
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Operadora Unidad de Investigación en Salud de Chihuahua S.A. de C.V.
Chihuahua City, 31203, Mexico
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Palm Beach Research Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States
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PanAmerican Clinical Research - Guadalajara
Guadalajara, 44670, Mexico
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Pharmasite Research, Inc.
Baltimore, Maryland, 21208, United States
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Policlinico Umberto I
Roma, 161, Italy
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Ponce Medical School Foundation Inc.
Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Praxis Dr. Astrid Gendolla
Essen, 45133, Germany
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Precise Research Centers
Flowood, Mississippi, 39232, United States
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Prime Clinical Research - Lewisville
Lewisville, Texas, 75067, United States
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Proven Endpoints
Ridgeland, Mississippi, 39157, United States
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Providence Health & Services
Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States
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Rehabilitation & Neurological Services
Huntsville, Alabama, 35805, United States
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Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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Sanos Clinic - Nordjylland
Aalborg, 9362, Denmark
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
New Delhi, 110060, India
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St. Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169, United States
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Tanaka Neurosurgery&Headache Clinic
Kagoshima, 892-0844, Japan
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Tatsuoka Neurology Clinic
Kyoto, 600-8811, Japan
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Tokyo Headache Clinic
Tokyo, 151-0051, Japan
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Tokyo Medical University Hospital
Shinjuku-ku, 160-0023, Japan
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Tominaga Hospital
Osaka, 556-0017, Japan
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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USF Health
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Umenotsuji Clinic
Kochi, 780-8011, Japan
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University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research at Raleigh Neurology
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States
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Vitaly Clinical Research
Miami, Florida, 33125, United States
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Wellness Clinical Research
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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Yamaguchi Clinic
Nishinomiya, 663-8204, Japan
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