New pill taken every other day could prevent migraines
NCT ID NCT06409832
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether the drug rimegepant, taken as a tablet every other day, can help prevent migraines in adults who have at least four migraine days per month. Researchers will track changes in migraine frequency over three to twelve months. The goal is to see if rimegepant is effective and well-tolerated for long-term use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rimegepant 75 mg orally disintegrating tablet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new, well-tolerated option for preventing migraines in people who have frequent attacks.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Rimegepant may not reduce migraine days for all users, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 rimegepant use for 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 or migraine with aura, according to the 3rd edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorder (ICHD-III); * At least 4 monthly migraine days; * Good compliance to study procedures; * Availability of headache diary at least of the preceding months before enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with contraindications for use of gepants; * Diagnosis of chronic migraine * 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 rimegepant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
RECRUITINGPavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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SOD Centro Cefalee e Farmacologia Clinica, AOU Careggi
RECRUITINGFlorence, Florence, 50134, Italy
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