Tonabersat in the Prophylaxis of Migraine With Aura

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00332007
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: May 31, 2006
• Last Update Posted: August 31, 2009
• Sponsor: Minster Research Ltd
• Collaborator: University of Copenhagen
• Information provided by: Minster Research Ltd

Study Description

Brief Summary:

Overall trial objectives:

1. Can treatment with tonabersat reduce the number of days with aura and/or migraine headache in patients with migraine with aura
2. How well tolerated is treatment with tonabersat

The study is based on the hypothesis that the unique mechanism of action of tonabersat will inhibit some of the early events in the generation of aura and migraine headache and so be effective as prophylactic treatment

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Migraine With Aura	Drug: Tonabersat; Drug: Placebo	Phase 2

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Actual Enrollment: 39 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Official Title: A Single Centre, Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo Controlled Crossover Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Tolerability of Tonabersat in the Prophylaxis of Migraine in Patients Presenting With Migraine With Aura
• Study Start Date: May 2006
• Actual Primary Completion Date: August 2008
• Actual Study Completion Date: August 2008

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1; Tonabersat 40 mg daily	Drug: Tonabersat; two tablets once daily
Placebo Comparator: 2	Drug: Placebo; two tablets once daily

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Difference in the mean number of aura attacks experienced between treatment groups [ Time Frame: 12 week treatment period ]
2. Difference in the mean number of migraine headache days between treatment groups [ Time Frame: 12 week treatment period ]
3. Incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: 12 week treatment period ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Mean number of headache days in each treatment period. [ Time Frame: 12 week treatment period ]
2. Mean number of auras followed by headache in each treatment period. [ Time Frame: 12 week treatment period ]
3. Mean number of headache days in each month of treatment in each treatment period. [ Time Frame: Mean monthly ]
4. Mean number of auras and/or migraine headache during each treatment period. [ Time Frame: 12 week treatment period ]
5. Mean number of migraine headache attacks in each treatment period. [ Time Frame: 12 week treatment period ]
6. Speed of effect of treatment. [ Time Frame: First month for which difference between treatments identified ]
7. Mean monthly consumption of rescue medication. [ Time Frame: Mean monthly ]
8. Mean duration of auras in each treatment period. [ Time Frame: Mean over 12 week treatment period ]
9. Mean number of symptoms associated with auras in each treatment period. [ Time Frame: 12 week treatment period ]

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with an established history of migraine of at least one year meeting the diagnostic criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders - Edition 2 (Appendix 2) and who experience at least one aura a month.
• Male or female patients between 18-65 years of age
• Women of child bearing potential must be using a reliable form of contraception (defined in the protocol) for at least 3 months prior to enrolment and they must have a negative pregnancy test at screening with no intention of becoming pregnant during the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients experiencing headache other than migraine or tension headache
• Overuse of acute migraine treatments defined as more than 14 daily doses per month with analgesics or more than 9 daily doses per month of ergots or triptans within the last two months
• Migraine prophylactic treatment within two months prior to entry to the trial
• Patients taking any of the following medications for migraine: beta-blockers, tricyclic antidepressants (during the last 2 months), antiepileptic dugs (during the last 2 months), calcium channel blockers, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, daily NSAIDs, daily paracetamol, high dose magnesium supplements (600mg/day). Parenteral administration of botulinum toxin is also excluded. These drugs are permitted when given for diseases other than migraine provided that, in the opinion of the investigator the dose can be kept constant throughout the trial.
• Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, have significant cerebrovascular disease e.g. transient ischaemic attacks, stroke
• Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, have clinically significant cardiovascular disease
• Patients suffering from a current clinical diagnosis of a major depressive disorder or schizophrenia
• Patients with renal dysfunction , defined as a serum creatinine of greater than 125% of the upper limit of normal for their age group
• Patients with hepatic dysfunction defined as a liver function test (AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin) of greater than twice the upper limit of normal for their age group
• Patients with known alcohol or other substance abuse
• Use of an investigational drug (for any indication) within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is the longer, prior to screening
• Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
• Women of childbearing potential not using a reliable form of contraception
• Patients with any other clinically significant condition which, in the investigators opinion, would render them unsuitable for this study

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Denmark

Danish Headache Centre, Department of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Sponsors and Collaborators

Minster Research Ltd

University of Copenhagen

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Jes Olesen, MD; University of Copenhagen, Department of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital

More Information

Publications of Results:

Hauge AW, Asghar MS, Schytz HW, Christensen K, Olesen J. Effects of tonabersat on migraine with aura: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. Lancet Neurol. 2009 Aug;8(8):718-23. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70135-8. Epub 2009 Jun 29.

Other Publications:

Tfelt-Hansen P, Block G, Dahlof C, Diener HC, Ferrari MD, Goadsby PJ, Guidetti V, Jones B, Lipton RB, Massiou H, Meinert C, Sandrini G, Steiner T, Winter PB; International Headache Society Clinical Trials Subcommittee. Guidelines for controlled trials of drugs in migraine: second edition. Cephalalgia. 2000 Nov;20(9):765-86. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2000.00117.x. No abstract available.

Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products. Note for guidance on clinical investigation of medicinal products for the treatment of migraine, CPMP/EWP/788/01/Final. London, 17 December 2003.

• Responsible Party: Professor J Olesen, University of Copenhagen
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00332007
• Other Study ID Numbers: TON/02/05-CLIN
• First Posted: May 31, 2006
• Last Update Posted: August 31, 2009
• Last Verified: August 2009

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Migraine Disorders; Migraine with Aura; Headache Disorders, Primary; Headache Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases