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Migraine DisordersPhase 3NCT00963937

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Sumatriptan for the Acute Treatment of Migraine in Children and Adolescents

A Phase 3 study testing Sumatriptan 25 mg and Sumatriptan 50 mg in people with Migraine Disorders, run by GlaxoSmithKline at 16 sites in Japan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a range of doses of oral sumatriptan for the acute treatment of migraine in children ages 10 to 17. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 10 to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Migraine Disorders
What is being tested?
Sumatriptan 25 mg and Sumatriptan 50 mg
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
178 participants
Where
16 sitesJapan
Study dates
28 Sep 2009to 3 Dec 2010
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 10 to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Subject is >10 years of age and <17 years of age at the informed consent and the Randomization Visit.
  • Subject has migraine with or without aura (ICHD-II criteria, 1.1 or 1.2.1). A minimum of a six month history of migraine prior to entry into the study is required.
  • Subject has a history of at least two, but no more than eight, attacks per month for the two months prior to entry into the study.
  • All migraine attacks associated with 3 or more pain on a 5-grade scale should last a minimum of three hours for the two months prior to entry into the study.
  • Subject has shown nonresponse to at least one NSAIDs or acetaminophen for the two months prior to entry into the study.
  • Subject is able to distinguish migraine from other headaches (e.g., tension-type headache).
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  • Subject is able to read, comprehend, and complete subject diaries.
  • Males or female subjects. Female subjects are eligible for participation in the study if they are one of the following
  • Females of non-childbearing potential (i.e., physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant or have undergone female sterilization)
  • Females of childbearing potential, and who have a negative pregnancy test at the Screening Visit, and agree to use one of the following GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)-specified highly effective methods for avoiding pregnancy:
  • Abstinence
  • Oral Contraceptive, either combined or progestogen alone
  • Male partner sterilization (vasectomy with documentation of azoospermia) prior to the female subject's entry into the study, and this male is the sole partner for that subject)
  • Double barrier method: condom or occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) plus spermicidal agent (foam/gel/film/cream/suppository)
  • Subject's parent or legal guardian is willing and able to provide informed consent prior to subject entry into the study.
  • Subject is willing and able to provide informed assent prior to entry into the study.
  • Subjects considered for enrolment must have a QTc (either QTc B (Bazett's correction) or QTc F (Fridericia's correction)) <450msec at the Screening Visit, with the exception of subjects with bundle branch block (for whom either QTc B or QTc F must be <480msec).
  • Note: For the purposes of these criteria, QTc B is defined as (QT interval msec) / (square root of RR interval seconds); and QTc F is defined as (QT interval msec) / (cube root of RR interval seconds).)
  • Liver function test at the Screening Visit: AST and ALT <2xULN; alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin <1.5xULN (isolated bilirubin >1.5xULN is acceptable if bilirubin is fractionated and direct bilirubin <35%)

Who cannot join

  • Subject is < 30 kg.
  • Subject has 15 or more headache days per month in total (migraine, probable migraine, or tension-type). Subject has retinal (ICHD-II 1.4), basilar (ICHD-II 1.2.6), hemiplegic (ICHD-II 1.2.4 or 1.2.5), or Ophthalmoplegic migraine (ICHD-II 13.17). Subject has secondary headaches.
  • Subject has a history of cerebrovascular disease or ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
  • Subject has a history of myocardial infarction.
  • Subject has uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Subject has symptoms or signs of ischemic cardiac syndromes.
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  • Subject has variant angina.
  • Subject has evidence of a peripheral vascular syndrome.
  • Subject has evidence or history of epilepsy or structural brain lesions which lower the convulsive threshold, or has been treated with an antiepileptic drug for seizure control.
  • Subject has a history of impaired hepatic or renal function that, in the investigator (or subinvestigator)'s opinion, contraindicates participation in this study. Subject has unstable liver disease (as defined by the presence of ascites, encephalopathy, coagulopathy, hypoalbuminaemia, esophageal or gastric varices or persistent jaundice). Subject has cirrhosis. Subject has known biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilberts's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones).
  • Subject has hypersensitivity, allergy, intolerance, or contraindication to the use of any triptan (including all sumatriptan preparations) or sulfonamide compounds.
  • Subject has used an ergot medication in the previous three months for migraine prophylaxis or is taking a medication that is not stabilized (i.e., change of dose within the past 2 months) for either chronic or intermittent migraine prophylaxis.
  • Subject has taken, or plans to take, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) anytime within the two weeks prior to entry into the study.
  • Subject has evidence of psychotropic, alcohol, or substance abuse within the last year.
  • Subject has participated in any investigational drug trial within the previous 3 months or plans to participate in another study at any time during this study.
  • Subject has any concurrent medical or psychiatric condition which, in the investigator (or subinvestigator)'s judgment, contraindicates participation in this clinical trial.

Trial locations and contacts

16 sites in 1 country.

16 sites in 1 country

Japan16 sites
  • GSK Investigational Site

    Aichi, 450-0002

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Aichi, 467-8602

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Hokkaido, 060-0004

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Hokkaido, 060-8570

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Hyōgo, 658-0064

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Hyōgo, 663-8204

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Kagoshima, 892-0844

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Kanagawa, 215-0021

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Kanagawa, 221-0835

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Kanagawa, 252-0375

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Kyoto, 600-8811

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Osaka, 560-0012

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Saitama, 336-8522

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Tokyo, 101-0021

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Tokyo, 105-7103

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Tokyo, 132-0024

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Sumatriptan for the Acute Treatment of Migraine in Children and Adolescents

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a range of doses of oral sumatriptan for the acute treatment of migraine in children ages 10 to 17.

Being tested
Sumatriptan 25 mg, Sumatriptan 50 mg, Placebo
Keywords
adolescent, sumatriptan, children, migraine
Medical subject headings
Migraine Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Sumatriptan 25 mgDrug

    One Sumatriptan 25mg tablet and one Matching Placebo tablet should be administered as soon as possible (within 30 minutes) after the development of a migraine associated with 3 or more pain on a 5-grade scale.

  • Sumatriptan 50 mgDrug

    Two Sumatriptan 25mg tablets should be administered as soon as possible (within 30 minutes) after the development of a migraine associated with 3 or more pain on a 5-grade scale.

  • PlaceboDrug

    Two Matching Placebo tablets should be administered as soon as possible (within 30 minutes) after the development of a migraine associated with 3 or more pain on a 5-grade scale.

Study groups in NCT00963937
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sumatriptan 25 mgActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Sumatriptan 25 mg
Sumatriptan 50 mgActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Sumatriptan 50 mg
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of Participants Who Reported Pain Relief at 120 Minutes Post-Treatment

    Pain relief was defined as at least a 2-grade reduction in pain intensity on a 5-grade scale in participants who had not used headache rescue medication before assessment. A pain intensity score of 5 was assigned for all subsequent assessments if a participant took rescue medication (a single oral dose for the treatment of migraine pain or associated symptoms). The 5-grade scale is a participant's self-rating scale to assess the pain intensity of a migraine with the following scores: 1 = none, 2 = mild, 3 = mild to moderate, 4 = moderate to severe, and 5 = severe.

    Measured: 120 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Percentage of Participants Who Reported Pain Relief at 30, 60, 120, and 240 Minutes Post-Treatment

    Pain relief was defined as at least a 2-grade reduction in pain intensity on a 5-grade scale in participants who had not used headache rescue medication before assessment. A pain intensity score of 5 was assigned for all subsequent assessments if a participant took rescue medication (a single oral dose for the treatment of migraine pain or associated symptoms). The 5-grade scale is a participant's self-rating scale to assess the pain intensity of a migraine with the following scores: 1 = none, 2 = mild, 3 = mild to moderate, 4 = moderate to severe, and 5 = severe.

    Measured: 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])

  2. Percentage of Participants Who Were Pain Free at 30, 60, 120, and 240 Minutes Post-Treatment

    Pain free was defined as a post-treatment pain intensity score of 1 on a 5-grade scale in participants who had not used headache rescue medication before assessment. A pain intensity score of 5 was assigned for all subsequent assessments if a participant took a rescue medication. The 5-grade scale is a participant's self-rating scale to assess the pain intensity of a migraine with the following scores: 1 = none, 2 =mild, 3=mild to moderate, 4=moderate to severe, and 5=severe.

    Measured: 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])

  3. Percentage of Participants Who Were Photophobia Free at 30, 60, 120, and 240 Minutes Post-Treatment

    Photophobia (sensitivity to light) is one of the associated symptoms of a migraine. A participant was assessed as photophobia free when the symptom was recorded as "absent" at each time point in his or her patient diary. Photophobia was recorded as "present" for all subsequent assessments if a participant took rescue medication.

    Measured: 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])

  4. Percentage of Participants Who Were Phonophobia Free at 30, 60, 120, and 240 Minutes Post-Treatment

    Phonophobia (sensitivity to sound) is one of the associated symptoms of a migraine. A participant was assessed as phonophobia free when the symptom was recorded as "absent" at each time point in his or her patient diary. Phonophobia was recorded as "present" for all subsequent assessments if a participant took rescue medication.

    Measured: 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])

  5. Percentage of Participants Who Were Nausea Free at 30, 60, 120, and 240 Minutes Post-Treatment

    Nausea is one of the associated symptoms of a migraine. A participant was assessed as nausea free when the symptom was recorded as "absent" at each time point in his or her patient diary. Nausea was recorded as "present" for all subsequent assessments if a participant took rescue medication.

    Measured: 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])

  6. Percentage of Participants Who Were Free of Vomiting at 30, 60, 120, and 240 Minutes Post-Treatment

    Vomiting is one of the associated symptoms of a migraine. A participant was assessed as being free of vomiting when the symptom was recorded as "absent" at each time point in his or her patient diary. Vomiting was recorded as "present" for all subsequent assessments if a participant took a rescue medication.

    Measured: 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])

  7. Percentage of Participants Who Used Rescue Medication Between the Time of Dosing and 240 Minutes Post-Treatment

    Rescue medication included one of the following: a single oral dose of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) or acetaminophen, not to exceed the maximum recommended single dose; and anti-emetics (a drug to prevent vomiting).

    Measured: within 240 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Aug 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study start28 Sep 2009
  3. Primary completion1 Dec 2010
  4. Study completion3 Dec 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
178 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00963937
Sponsor's protocol ID
111035
Status last verified
Jun 2018
First submitted
20 Aug 2009
Last updated
6 Aug 2018
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Patient-level data for this study will be made available through www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com following the timelines and process described on this site.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Sumatriptan 25 mg and Sumatriptan 50 mg in people with Migraine Disorders, run by GlaxoSmithKline at 16 sites in Japan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 19 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 16 sites in Japan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 26 Aug 2011). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Participants Who Reported Pain Relief at 120 Minutes Post-Treatment (time frame: 120 minutes post-treatment (Randomization through Final Visit [Week 6])). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Aug 2018.

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