Efficacy of Zolmitriptan (Zomig) in the Treatment of Migraines in Adolescents

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Zolmitriptan (Zomig) nasal spray, 5.0 mg, compared with placebo (inactive drug) for 2 migraine headaches over a 3-month period in adolescent patients (aged 12 to 17 years) with migraine...

Date First Received: February 6, 2008

Last Updated: February 18, 2008

Verified by: AstraZeneca, February 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 3 | Start Date: September 2003

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 247

Brief Summary

Official Title: “A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, 2-Way Crossover Study With Single-Blind, Placebo-Challenge Evaluating the Efficacy of Zolmitriptan (Zomig) Nasal Spray 5mg, in the Treatment of Acute Migraine Headache in Adolescents.”

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Zolmitriptan (Zomig) nasal spray, 5.0 mg, compared with placebo (inactive drug) for 2 migraine headaches over a 3-month period in adolescent patients (aged 12 to 17 years) with migraine headaches

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Crossover Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Study Primary Completion Date: October 2004

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Zolmitriptan
    • 5mg nasal spray
  • Drug: Placebo

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Experimental: 1
  • Placebo Comparator: 2

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Headache response and pain-free response to treatment
    • Time Frame: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1.5 hours and 2 hours after randomized treatment
      Safety Issue?: No

Secondary Measures

  • Adverse Event reports
    • Time Frame: Four times within 12 weeks
      Safety Issue?: No

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adolescents aged 12-17 years at the time of screening. Patients must not be enrolled if they will turn 18 years of age within 12 weeks after randomization.
  • An established diagnosis of migraine for at least 1 year; a minimum of 2 migraines, considered to be moderately/severely disabling, per month on average during the school year
  • A history of usual migraine duration of >2-hours untreated for the 3 month prior to screening

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A history of basilar, ophthalmoplegic or hemiplegic migraine headache or any potentially serious neurological condition that is associated with headache or clinically significant abnormalities indicated from the medical history, physical exam etc
  • Has used monoamine oxidase inhibitor-A (MAO-A), methysergide, methylergonovine or cimetidine in the 2 weeks before randomization.
  • Evidence of ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia, accessory conduction pathway disorder as determined by central cardiologist using predetermined and agreed upon pediatric standards; Has uncontrolled hypertension

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 12 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 17 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: AstraZeneca

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 10, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00617695

Study ID Number: D1221C00005

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00617695

Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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