New migraine prevention pill tested in large chinese trial
NCT ID NCT05810038
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether the drug rimegepant can help prevent migraines in Chinese adults. 787 participants took either rimegepant or a placebo every other day for 12 weeks. The main goal was to see if rimegepant reduced the number of migraine days per month compared to placebo. The trial is now complete, and results will show if rimegepant is a safe and effective option for migraine prevention.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rimegepant
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new preventive treatment option for people with migraines, reducing the number of migraine days per month.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet published. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are possible. It only tested in Chinese participants, so results may not apply to other populations.
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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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787 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Dec 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 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: 1.Target Population: Participant has at least 1 year history of migraine (with or without aura) consistent with a diagnosis according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition, including the following: 1. Age of onset of migraines prior to 50 years of age 2. Migraine attacks, on average, lasting 4 to 72 hours if untreated 3. Per participant report, 4 to18 migraine attacks of moderate or severe intensity per month within the last 3 months prior to the Screening Visit (month is defined as 4 weeks for the purpose of this protocol) 4. 6 or more migraine days during Observation Phase 5. Not more than 18 headache days during the Observation Phase 6. Ability to distinguish migraine attacks from tension/cluster headaches. 7. Participants with contraindications for use of triptans may be included provided they meet all other study entry criteria. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participant has a history of basilar migraine or hemiplegic migraine. 2. Participants are excluded if they have had no therapeutic response with \> 2 of the 9 medication categories of preventive treatment of migraine after an adequate therapeutic trial in the past 3 years per investigator's judgement.
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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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Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212001, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University
Jining, Shandong, 272000, China
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Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050, China
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Chinese PLA General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100853, China
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Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital
Chongqing, 404000, China
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First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical Hospital
Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750003, China
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Guangzhou First People's Hospital
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, China
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Hainan General Hospital
Haikou, Hainan, 570311, China
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Hebei General Hospital
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050051, China
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Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College
Changzhi, 046000, China
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Huashan Hospital Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250013, China
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Lanzhou university second hospital
Lanzhou, Gansu, 730030, China
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Liaocheng people's Hospital
Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, China
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Linyi People's Hospital
Linyi, Shandong, 276034, China
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Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, 100044, China
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People's Hospital of Rizhao
Rizhao, Shandong, 276800, China
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People's Hospital of Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450014, China
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Pingxiang People's Hospital
Pingxiang, Jiangxi, 337055, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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Qingdao Central Hospital
Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, China
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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
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Shanghai East Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200123, China
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Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital
Dongying, Shandong, 257099, China
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310016, China
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Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu province
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, China
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The 900th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PLA
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350025, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College
Baotou, Inner Mongolia, 014010, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400016, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
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The First Affiliated Hosptial of Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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The First hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China
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The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110067, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210011, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215004, China
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The Second Affiliated hospital of Kunming Medical University
Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China
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The Second Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang
Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222002, China
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The Second People's hospital of Hefei
Hefei, Anhui, 230011, China
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The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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The fourth people's hospital of chongqing
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400010, China
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Tianjin Union Medical Center
Tianjin, 300000, China
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Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital
Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214043, China
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Wuxi People's Hospital
Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214023, China
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Xianyang Hospital of Yan'an University
Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712000, China
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