Erenumab For Treatment of Hemicrania Continua
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This research is being conducting to learn if the study drug erenumab is successful in treating hemicrania continua. The study is also evaluating the safety and tolerability of erenumab in individuals being treated for hemicrania continua.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment with Erenumab Subjects diagnosed with hemicrania continua will receive single dose of Erenumab |
Drug: Erenumab
140 mg of erenumab via subcutaneous injection
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Total number of participants to have a response rate of 50% or greater reduction of headache frequency after treatment [4 weeks post erenumab treatment]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change in number of headaches experienced by participants [Baseline, 4 weeks post erenumab treatment]
- Change in the amount of total headache hours (with moderate or severe pain) experienced by participants [Baseline, 4 weeks post erenumab treatment]
- Remission rate [4 weeks post erenumab treatment]
Number of participants who do not have any occurrence of headache
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
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Adults over the age of 18-66
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At least a 12 month history of hemicrania continua (unremitting subtype) according to International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition (ICHD-3)1
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Previous or current complete response to indomethacin
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Stable preventive treatment for at least 2 months and no anticipated need to adjust/add current headache prevention treatment
Exclusion Criteria
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Nonresponse to a therapeutic dose of indomethacin for hemicrania continua when used for at least 1 week
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Pregnant or lactating subjects
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Use of barbiturate or opioid >6 days per month; history of chronic migraine
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History of previous trigeminal-autonomic cephalalgia
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History within previous 2 months of interventional procedure for headache (occipital or other extracranial nerve block, sphenopalatine ganglion block, cervical facet block, facet rhizotomy)
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History of cranial nerve/rhizolysis
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Botulinumtoxin injection with previous 4 months
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Parenteral infusion of or oral corticosteroid use for more than 3 days within 4 weeks prior to screening phase
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Mayo Clinic in Arizona | Scottsdale | Arizona | United States | 85259 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Mayo Clinic
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Rashmi Halker Singh, MD, Mayo Clinic
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 19-007088