New daily pill could cut migraine days in half
NCT ID NCT06414044
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is tracking 500 Italian adults with migraine to see how well the daily pill atogepant works in everyday life. Researchers will measure changes in monthly migraine days over a year. The goal is to find out if atogepant is a safe and effective preventive treatment for people with episodic or chronic migraine.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- atogepant
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that atogepant is a safe and effective daily pill to prevent migraines in real-world patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less reliable. It is also limited to Italian patients, so findings may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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 atogepant 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, migraine with aura, or chronic migraine according to the 3rd edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorder (ICHD-III); * At least 3 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; * 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.
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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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Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico
Roma, 00128, Italy
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SOD Centro Cefalee e Farmacologia Clinica, AOU Careggi
Florence, 50134, Italy
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