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Efficacy and Safety of Rimegepant for Migraine Prevention in Children

Pfizer
NCT IDNCT05156398ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

640

Study length

about 11 years

Ages

6–17

Locations

52 sites in AR, CA, CO +19

What this study is about

Researchers are testing whether rimegepant, a medication, is effective and safe as a preventative treatment for migraine in children aged 6 to under 18 years. The trial will last approximately 3925 days and involve around 640 participants.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take Placebo
  • 2.Take Rimegepant

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Oral

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

rimegepant

Drug routes

oral (Disintegrating Oral Tablet)

Endpoints

Primary: Change from baseline in the mean number of migraine days per month as measured over the 12-week double-blind phase of the study in adolescents with episodic migraine

Secondary: Change from baseline in the mean number of migraine days per month in the first 4 weeks (Weeks 1 through 4) of the double-blind treatment phase in adolescents with episodic migraine., Change from baseline in the mean number of migraine days per month over the entire course of the double-blind treatment phase in children and children and adolescents combined with episodic migraine., Change from baseline on the proportion of subjects that have at least a 50% reduction in the mean number of moderate to severe migraine days per month., Compare the use of acute migraine-specific medications (triptans) based on the change from baseline in monthly acute migraine specific medication days., Evaluate the frequency of hepatic-related adverse events in subjects treated with rimegepant., Evaluate the safety and tolerability of rimegepant as a preventative treatment for migraine in children and adolescents., The mean change from baseline in the Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL™) total score at Week 12 of the double-blind treatment phase in adolescents with episodic migraine.

Body systems

Neurology