New migraine pill under the tongue shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT06728553
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed Phase 2a trial tested whether a sublingual tablet called MTX101 can safely relieve migraine pain in adults. 78 participants took either the drug or a placebo during a migraine attack and tracked their symptoms. The study measured pain reduction and the need for rescue medication, along with any side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MTX101 (a sublingual tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new, fast-acting option for treating migraine headaches as they happen.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pilot study with only 78 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than a placebo, and side effects are still being evaluated.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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18 to 65 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female aged 18 to 65 years at the time of consent. 2. Onset of migraine headache before age 50. 3. History of episodic migraine headache starting at least 1-year ago with or without aura. 4. Has a minimum of 4 monthly migraine days and not more than 10 migraine days per month. 5. Able to distinguish pain related to migraine attacks from tension-type and cluster headache attacks. 6. Able to understand and provide signed informed consent. 7. Willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, treatment plan, and other study procedures. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. No more than a total of 15 headache days per month. 2. Use of more than 2 migraine preventive medications. 3. Current diagnosis of glaucoma. 4. Use of opioids or barbiturates more than 4 days/month, triptans or ergots 10 or more days/month, or simple analgesics (e.g., aspirin, NSAIDs, acetaminophen) 15 or more days/month in the 3 months prior to Visit 1. 5. Current diagnosis of any post-traumatic headaches, medication overuse headaches, new daily persistent headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalgia (e.g., cluster headache), painful cranial neuropathy or daily headaches. 6. Vaccination within less than 7 days from the Screening or plans to get a vaccine during the study or within a week after final study dose.
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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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Brainstorm Research
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Clinical Research Institute, LLC
Santa Monica, California, 90048, United States
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DelRicht Research
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States
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Kaizen Brain Center
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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QUEST Research Institute
Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States
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Synergy Clinical Research/Emerald Coast Center for Neurological Disorders
Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States
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Wasatch Clinical Research
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84107, United States
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