New study tests taking migraine pill at earliest warning signs
NCT ID NCT07310290
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether taking ubrogepant (a migraine medication) during the earliest phase of a migraine—called the prodrome—can prevent moderate to severe headache pain. About 189 adults who already use ubrogepant will take it as usual and report their symptoms over 13 weeks. The goal is to see if early treatment can stop a migraine attack before it fully develops.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 189 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Adult participants receiving ubrogepant per routine clinical care for the treatment of migraine in the US.
- 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: * History of 4 to 10 migraine days per month with moderate to severe headache pain in each month of the 3 months prior to Visit 1 --a. Participants with a diagnosis of chronic migraine who report having 4 to 10 migraine days per month with moderate to severe headache pain in each month of the 3 months prior to Visit 1 due to concomitant preventive treatment are allowed in the study * Participant is currently prescribed ubrogepant and has been using ubrogepant for at least 3 months for the acute treatment of migraine in adults, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indication * Adult participants with current clinical diagnosis of migraine or chronic migraine according to International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD)-3 Exclusion Criteria: * Currently participating in a concurrent clinical or non-interventional study. * Concomitant use with a strong Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4 ) inhibitor. * Current diagnosis of new persistent daily headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalgia, status migrainosus or painful cranial neuropathy as defined by ICHD-3
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chicago Headache Center & Research Inst /ID# 272345
RECRUITINGNaperville, Illinois, 60563, United States
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Neurology and Pain Specialty Center /ID# 278508
RECRUITINGAliso Viejo, California, 92656, United States
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Tri City Research Center, LLC /ID# 278800
RECRUITINGGrand Island, Nebraska, 68803, United States
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