Migraine vertigo study pulled before start: drug vs lifestyle showdown never happened
NCT ID NCT06417684
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to see whether the drug amitriptyline or lifestyle changes work better for people with vestibular migraine, a condition that causes dizziness and headache. The plan was to randomly assign adults with definite vestibular migraine to one of the two treatments and track their symptoms for up to a year. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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.
- 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: * English-speaking adults * Diagnosed with Definite Vestibular Migraine * Currently prescribed rescue medication for migraine is acceptable Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Diagnosed and undergoing treatment for active Definite Meniere's disease * Already using amitriptyline * Contraindicated for intervention with amitriptyline including: * Patients with Hepatic Impairment * Patients with Renal Impairment * Pregnancy * Breastfeeding * Elderly Patients * Allergy to amitriptyline * Heart attack * Used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days * Used an "SSRI" antidepressant in the past 5 weeks * Bipolar disorder (manic-depression) or schizophrenia * Mental illness or psychosis * Stroke * Seizures * Diabetes * Glaucoma * Problems with urination
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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