Status:

COMPLETED

The Prolonged Use of Topiramate for Preventing Migraine Headaches

Lead Sponsor:

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium

Conditions:

Migraine

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness (beyond 6 months) of individualized doses (100 to 200 milligrams) of topiramate for the prevention of migraine headaches over a pe...

Detailed Description

Previous studies have shown that topiramate is effective in preventing migraine headaches. This study will start with a 4-week baseline period in which no treatment is given, followed by a 26-week per...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Established history of migraine for at least one year;
  • Migraine meets HIS (International Headache Society) criteria
  • An average of at least 4 monthly migraine days during the 3 months preceding trial entry
  • Capable of keeping trial records;

Exclusion

  • Patient used migraine prophylactic medication in the month prior to trial entry (flunarizine: 3 months prior to entry)
  • Patient had failed (lack of efficacy) more than two adequate previous regimens of migraine prophylactic medications
  • Patient had a history of severe drug allergy or hypersensitivity
  • Patient overused analgesics, opiates, ergots and/or triptans
  • Patient had been using topiramate regularly

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

834 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00216619

Start Date

November 1 2003

End Date

August 1 2006

Last Update

July 2 2014

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Innsbruck, Austria

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Linz, Austria

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Antwerp, Belgium

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Charleroi, Belgium