Lasmiditan Compared to Placebo in the Acute Treatment of Migraine: (SAMURAI)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02439320 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 8, 2015
Results First Posted : November 27, 2019
Last Update Posted : December 16, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Migraine | Drug: Lasmiditan 100 mg Drug: Lasmiditan 200 mg Drug: Placebo (matches lasmiditan doses) | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2231 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Study of Two Doses of LAsMiditan (100 mg and 200 mg) Compared to Placebo in the AcUte Treatment of MigRAIne: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Parallel Group Study |
Study Start Date : | April 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Lasmiditan 100 mg
Oral tablet. Lasmiditan 100 mg plus placebo (to match 200 mg tablet). One dose for acute treatment of migraine. Second dose for rescue or recurrence of migraine allowed within 24 hours.
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Drug: Lasmiditan 100 mg
Other Name: LY573144 Drug: Placebo (matches lasmiditan doses) |
Experimental: Lasmiditan 200 mg
Oral tablet. Lasmiditan 200 mg plus placebo (to match 100 mg tablet). One dose for acute treatment of migraine. Second dose for rescue or recurrence of migraine allowed within 24 hours.
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Drug: Lasmiditan 200 mg
Other Name: LY573144 Drug: Placebo (matches lasmiditan doses) |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Oral tablet. Placebo tablets match lasmiditan 100 mg and lasmiditan 200 mg. One dose for acute treatment of migraine. Second dose for rescue or recurrence of migraine allowed within 24 hours.
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Drug: Placebo (matches lasmiditan doses) |
- Percentage of Participants Who Are Headache Pain Free [ Time Frame: 2 hours post dose ]The percentage of participants defined as mild, moderate, or severe headache pain becoming none.
- Percentage of Participants Who Are Most Bothersome Symptom (MBS) Free [ Time Frame: 2 hours post dose ]The percentage of participants defined as the associated symptom present and identified as MBS (nausea, photophobia, or phonophobia) prior to dosing being absent.
- Percentage of Participants Who Have Headache Relief After First Dose [ Time Frame: 2 hours post dose ]The percentage of participants with headache pain moderate or severe which became mild or none or with headache pain mild which became none.
- Percentage of Participants With Headache Recurrence [ Time Frame: From 2 hours post dose up to 48 hours ]Participants who received study drug and which became pain free at 2 hours post-dose and worsened again up to 48 hours post-dose.
- Percentage of Participants Who Used Rescue Medication [ Time Frame: 2 hours post dose ]Rescue medication was permitted after completion of the 2 hour assessment if the migraine did not respond (participant was not pain free).
- Percentage of Participants Who Used Rescue Medication [ Time Frame: Anytime between 2-24 hours post dose ]Rescue medication was permitted after completion of the 2 hour assessment if the migraine did not respond (participant was not pain free).
- Percentage of Participants Who Used Rescue Medication [ Time Frame: Anytime 24-48 hours post dose ]Rescue medication was permitted after completion of the 2 hour assessment if the migraine did not respond (participant was not pain free).
- Percentage of Participants Nausea Free [ Time Frame: 2 hours post dose ]The percentage of participants without nausea.
- Percentage of Participants Phonophobia Free [ Time Frame: 2 hours post dose ]The percentage of participants without phonophobia.
- Percentage of Participants Photophobia Free [ Time Frame: 2 hours post dose ]The percentage of participants without photophobia.
- Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE) [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 11 weeks ]Safety and Tolerability was assessed by the number of participants with at least 1 treatment emergent event (TEAE). A summary of other non-serious adverse events and all serious adverse events, regardless of causality, is located in the Reported Adverse Events Section
- Percentage of Participants With Resource Utilization [ Time Frame: 6 months prior to enrolling in study to end of study (Up to 11 Weeks) within 7 days of treating a single migraine attack ]Use of health care for treatment 6 months prior to enrolling in the study and information reported during time on study

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Able and willing to give written informed consent.
- Participants with migraine with or without aura fulfilling the International Headache Society (IHS) diagnostic criteria 1.1 and 1.2.1 (International Headache Classification (ICHD) 2004).
- History of disabling migraine for at least 1 year.
- MIDAS score ≥11.
- Migraine onset before the age of 50 years.
- History of 3 - 8 migraine attacks per month (< 15 headache days per month).
- Male or female, aged 18 years or above.
- Females of child-bearing potential must be using or willing to use a highly effective form of contraception (e.g. combined oral contraceptive, intrauterine device (IUD), abstinence or vasectomized partner).
- Able and willing to complete an electronic diary.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
- Women of child-bearing potential not using or not willing to use highly effective contraception.
- Known coronary artery disease, clinically significant arrhythmia or uncontrolled hypertension.
- History or evidence of hemorrhagic stroke, epilepsy or any other condition placing the participant at increased risk of seizures.
- History of recurrent dizziness and/or vertigo including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Meniere's disease, vestibular migraine, and other vestibular disorders.
- History of diabetes mellitus with complications (diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy or neuropathy).
- History within the previous three years or current evidence of abuse of any drug, prescription or illicit, or alcohol.
- History of orthostatic hypotension with syncope.
- Significant renal or hepatic impairment.
- Participant is at imminent risk of suicide (positive response to question 4 or 5 on the C-SSRS) or had a suicide attempt within six months prior to the screening visit.
- Known Hepatitis B or C or HIV infection.
- History, within past 12 months, of chronic migraine or other forms of primary or secondary chronic headache disorder (e.g. hemicranias continua, medication overuse headache) where headache frequency is greater than 15 headache days per month.
- Use of more than 3 doses per month of either opiates or barbiturates.
- Initiation of or a change in concomitant medication to reduce the frequency of migraine episodes within three (3) months prior to Screening/Visit 1.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02439320

Study Director: | Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) | Eli Lilly and Company |
Responsible Party: | Eli Lilly and Company |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02439320 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
16888 H8H-CD-LAHJ ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company ) COL MIG-301 ( Other Identifier: CoLucid Pharmaceuticals ) |
First Posted: | May 8, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | November 27, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | December 16, 2019 |
Last Verified: | December 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Anonymized individual patient level data will be provided in a secure access environment upon approval of a research proposal and a signed data sharing agreement. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Time Frame: | Data are available 6 months after the primary publication and approval of the indication studied in the US and EU, whichever is later. Data will be indefinitely available for requesting. |
Access Criteria: | A research proposal must be approved by an independent review panel and researchers must sign a data sharing agreement. |
URL: | https://vivli.org/ |
Migraine Disorders Headache Disorders, Primary Headache Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
Lasmiditan Serotonin Receptor Agonists Serotonin Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs |