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NCT Number: NCT06401642

Effectiveness and Tolerability of Zavegepant for Acute Migraine Treatment Among Those Using CGRP Targeting Preventive Medications

Zavegepant (Zavzpret) is approved for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in the US. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and tolerability of zavegepant for the acute treatment of migraine attacks amongst participants who are using calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) migraine preventive treatments.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

About this study

This is a phase IV, open-label, prospective, longitudinal clinical trial of intranasal zavegepant 10 mg, a CGRP receptor antagonist, for the acute treatment of migraine attacks amongst individuals who are concomitantly taking stable doses of CGRP targeting migraine preventive treatment (atogepant, eptinezumab, erenumab, fremanezumab, galcanezumab, rimegepant). The effectiveness and tolerability of zavegepant will be assessed in this specific participant population. Participants who are not already taking a CGRP-targeting migraine preventive treatment but who meet criteria for migraine prevention according to their clinician's discretion, will have the option to start rimegepant 75 mg every other day (qod) for two months. After two months, continued eligibility for participation in the clinical trial of zavegepant will be assessed. Those receiving rimegepant for migraine prevention through their participation in this study will have the option to receive rimegepant for up to 32 consecutive weeks.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Meets International Classification of Headache Disorders 3 (ICHD-3) diagnostic criteria for migraine with or without aura
  • At least 18 years of age
  • 2- 8 migraine attacks per month
  • Participants should be on a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-targeting preventive migraine medication on a stable dose for a) ≥2 months prior to zavegepant treatment if an oral gepant or a monoclonal antibody (mAb) injected monthly, or b) at least two treatments if a mAb injected each 3 months.
  • Atogepant
  • Eptinezumab
  • Erenumab
  • Fremanezumab
  • Galcanezumab
  • Rimegepant

Exclusion criteria

  • Primary headache disorders other than migraine (tension-type headache days are allowed)
  • History of hypersensitivity reaction to zavegepant or to any of the components of zavegepant

Eligibility Notes

  • Participants may have either episodic or chronic migraine.
  • Prior use of zavegepant and other gepants is permitted.
  • Participants can be using migraine preventive medications/treatments in addition to the CGRP-targeting preventive treatment, as long as those treatments have been stable for at least two months at the time of enrollment.

Additional Eligibility Criteria for Participants to Start on Rimegepant for Migraine Prevention

Inclusion criteria

  • Must have 4 or more migraine days per month, on average, during the 2 months prior to the Screening Visit, according to participant self-report.

Exclusion criteria

  • History of hypersensitivity reaction to rimegepant or to any of the components of rimegepant.

Treatment and study plan

Zavegepant

Drug

10 mg intranasal

Primary outcomes

  1. Headache relief in 2 hours

    Time frame: 2 hours

    Percentage of participants who have meaningful headache relief within 2 hours of administering zavegepant

  2. Headache relief in 4 hours

    Time frame: 4 hours

    Percentage of participants who have meaningful headache relief within 4 hours of administering zavegepant

  3. Functional disability level in 2 hours

    Time frame: 2 hours

    Percentage of participants with functional disability level of normal or mildly impaired within 2 hours of administering zavegepant.

  4. Functional disability level in 4 hours

    Time frame: 4 hours

    Percentage of participants with functional disability level of normal or mildly impaired within 4 hours of administering zavegepant.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adverse events

    Time frame: Approximately 24-32 weeks

    Percentage of participants and treated migraine attacks with treatment emergent adverse events

  2. Serious adverse events

    Time frame: Approximately 24-32 weeks

    Percentage of participants and treated migraine attacks with serious treatment emergent adverse events

  3. Discontinuation due to adverse events

    Time frame: Approximately 24-32 weeks

    Percentage of participants who discontinue zavegepant due to adverse events

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Study to Assess Effectiveness and Tolerability of Zavegepant as an Acute Migraine Treatment Among Those Using CGRP Targeting Preventive Medications.

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
May 7, 2024
Registry last updated
Sep 9, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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