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Randomized Study in Children and Adolescents With Migraine: Acute Treatment
RecruitingPhase 3
Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Group Sequential, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Rimegepant for the Treatment of Migraine (With or Without Aura) in Children and Adolescents ≥ 6 to < 18 Years of Age
Who can join
Ages 6 to 17 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. History of migraine (with or without aura) for \> 6 months before Screening according to the IHS Classification ICHD-319 specifications for pediatric migraine. History may be verified using both medical records and recall by the participant and/or participant's parent(s)/legal representative(s).
2. History of 1 to 8 moderate or severe attacks per month during the 2 months prior to enrollment, with attacks lasting \> 3 hours without treatment, and attacks occurring at intervals \> 24 hours.
3. Prophylactic migraine medication are permitted if the dose has been stable for at least 12 weeks prior to the Baseline Visit, and the dose is not expected to change during the course of the study.
1. Participants may remain on one (1) medication with possible migraine prophylactic effects, excluding CGRP antagonists \[biologic or small molecule\], during the treatment phases.
2. Concomitant use of a CGRP antagonist, such as erenumab or fremanezumab, is prohibited.
3. Previously discontinued prophylactic migraine medication must have done so at least 90 days prior to the Screening Visit.
4. Verbally distinguish between migraine and other types of headaches.
5. Participants must have a weight \> 40 kg at the Screening Visit.
6. Adequate venous access for blood sampling.
7. Male and female participants ≥ 6 to \< 18 years of age (participants must not reach their 18th birthday during the study).
Exclusion Criteria:
1. History of cluster headache or hemiplegic migraine headache.
2. Confounding and clinically significant pain syndrome that may interfere with the participant's ability to participate in this study.
3. Current psychiatric condition that is uncontrolled and/or untreated for a minimum of 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. Participants with a lifetime history of psychosis and/or mania.
4. History of suicidal behavior or major psychiatric disorder.
5. Current diagnosis or history of substance abuse; positive drug test at Screening.
6. History of moderate or severe head trauma or other neurological disorder (including seizure disorder) or systemic medical disease that is likely to affect central nervous system functioning.
7. Recent or planned surgery, requiring general anesthesia, \<8 weeks prior to the Screening Visit.
8. Participant has had gastrointestinal surgery that interferes with physiological absorption and motility (i.e., gastric bypass, duodenectomy, or gastric banding).
9. Current diagnosis of viral hepatitis or a history of liver disease.
10. Conditions considered clinically relevant in the context of the study such as uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, a life-threatening allergy
About the study
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of BHV-3000 versus placebo in the acute treatment of moderate or severe migraine in children and adolescents.
What is being tested
- Rimegepant/BHV3000 (drug)
- Matching placebo (drug)
Sponsor: Pfizer · Participants: 2,100 · Started: Jan 15, 2021
Contact the study team
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04649242
Locations in the U.S.
| Arizona | Perseverance Research Center, LLC, Scottsdale |
| California | Advanced Research Center, Inc., Anaheim Adult & Child Neurology Medical Associates, Costa Mesa Memorial Health Services, Fountain Valley Neuro-Pain Research Center, Fresno Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla Adult & Child Neurology Medical Associates, Long Beach Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, Long Beach Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange (Not yet recruiting) Children's Hospital of Orange County - Inpatient Pharmacy, Orange (Not yet recruiting) Children's Hospital of Orange County - Neuroscience Center, Orange (Not yet recruiting) The Neurology Group, Pomona Sunwise Clinical Research, Walnut Creek |
| Colorado | Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora Children's Hospital Colorado- lnvestigational Drug Services, Aurora |
| Connecticut | CT Clinical Research, Cromwell Ki Health Partners, LLc, dba New England Institute for Clinical Research, Stamford |
| District of Columbia | Children's National Medical Center, Washington D.C. |
| Florida | South Florida Research Phase I-IV, Inc, Miami Aqualane Clinical Research, Naples Clinical Associates of Orlando, LLC, Orlando |
| Georgia | CenExel iResearch, LLC, Decatur |
| Illinois | Chicago Headache Center & Research Institute, Chicago AMR-Baber Research Inc, Naperville |
| Indiana | Options Research Group, LLC, Westfield |
| Iowa | Velocity Clinical Research, Sioux City, Sioux City Integrated Clinical Trial Services, West Des Moines |
| Kansas | Clinical Associates Midwest, LLC, Kansas City |
| Michigan | Michigan Head Pain & Neurological Institute, Ann Arbor Corewell Health, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids Corewell Health, for and on behalf of Spectrum Health Hospital and Corewell Health Medical Group, Grand Rapids Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Campus, Royal Oak |
| Minnesota | Brackenridge Outpatient Research Pharmacy, Rochester Clinical Research Trials Unit, Rochester Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| Mississippi | Precise Research Centers, Flowood |
| Nebraska | Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha |
| New Jersey | HMH Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City HOPE Tower at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City |
| New York | Dent Neurosciences Research Center, Amherst True North Neurology, Commack Northwell Health IRB, Great Neck Northwell Health Division of Pediatric Neurology Outpatient EEG Lab, Lake Success Northwell Health/ Division of Pediatric Neurology, Lake Success New York Neurology Associates, New York Weill Cornell Medicine, New York |
| North Carolina | OnSite Clinical Solutions, LLC, Charlotte |
| Ohio | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland |
| Oregon | Providence Neuroscience Institute - Research Coordinator's Office, Portland Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland |
| Pennsylvania | Clario, Philadelphia |
| Rhode Island | Velocity Clinical Research-Providence, East Greenwich |
| Texas | Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin Houston Clinical Trials, LLC, Bellaire FutureSearch Trials of Dallas, LLC, Dallas ANESC Research, El Paso NeuroCare Plus, Houston Pain and Headache Centers of Texas, Houston SCLA Management, Houston UTHealth Houston, Houston |
| Utah | JBR Clinical Research, Salt Lake City Wasatch Clinical Research , LLC(Administrative Location), Salt Lake City |
| Virginia | Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville, PLC (Private Pediatric Practice), Charlottesville Pediatric Research of Charlottesville, LLC, Charlottesville Pediatric Research of Charlottesville, LLC (Regulatory Only), Charlottesville CHKD Health Center, Norfolk Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk |
| Washington | Northwest Clinical Research Center, Bellevue Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle Seattle Children's Hospital Investigational Drug Services, Seattle |
| Wisconsin | Clinical Investigation Specialists, Inc, Kenosha University Hospital, Madison |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.