Efficacy and Safety Trial of Rimegepant for Migraine Prevention in Adults

Sponsor
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03732638
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this is study is to compare the efficacy of BHV-3000 (rimegepant) to placebo as a preventive treatment for migraine, as measured by the reduction in the number of migraine days per month.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2/Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
1591 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
A Phase 2/3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rimegepant in Migraine Prevention
Actual Study Start Date :
Nov 14, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 10, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date :
Feb 2, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Rimegepant

Rimegepant - Randomization Phase: Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet every other day (EOD) for 12 weeks.

Drug: Rimegepant
Randomization Phase: Rimegepant (BHV-3000) 75 mg tablet EOD

Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Placebo - Randomization Phase: Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet every other day (EOD) for 12 weeks.

Drug: Placebo
Randomization Phase: Placebo tablet to match rimegepant tablet EOD

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Change From Baseline in the Mean Number of Total Migraine Days Per Month in the Last 4 Weeks of the DBT Phase [OP and Weeks 9 to 12 of the DBT phase]

    A migraine day: any calendar day in which the participant experienced a qualified migraine headache (onset, continuation, or recurrence of the migraine headache). A qualified migraine headache: a migraine with or without aura, lasting for ≥30 minutes, and meeting at least 1 of the following criteria (a and/or b): a) ≥2 of the following: unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate to severe pain intensity, aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity; b) ≥1 of the following: nausea and/or vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia. If the participant took a migraine-specific medication during aura or to treat headache on a calendar day, it was counted as a migraine day regardless of the duration and pain features/associated symptoms. Months were defined as 28-day intervals. The change from baseline was calculated as the number of monthly migraine days during the last 4 weeks of the DBT phase (Weeks 9 to 12) minus number of monthly migraine days during the OP.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Number of Participants Who Had ≥ 50% Reduction in Moderate or Severe Migraine Days Per Month in the Last 4 Weeks of the DBT Phase [OP and Weeks 9 to 12 of the DBT phase]

    A migraine day was any calendar day in which the participant experienced a qualified migraine headache (as previously described). If the participant took a migraine-specific medication during aura or to treat headache on a calendar day, it was counted as a migraine day regardless of the duration and pain features/associated symptoms. A moderate or severe migraine day was a migraine day of moderate or severe pain intensity. Months were defined as 28-day intervals. A reduction of at least 50% in the mean number of moderate or severe monthly migraine days was determined if the number of moderate or severe monthly migraine days in the last 4 weeks of the DBT (Weeks 9 to 12) was less than or equal to half (50%) of the number of moderate or severe monthly migraine days in the OP.

  2. Change From Baseline in the Mean Number of Migraine Days Per Month Over the Entire Course of the DBT Phase [OP and Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase]

    A migraine day was any calendar day in which the participant experienced a qualified migraine headache (as previously described). If the participant took a migraine-specific medication during aura or to treat headache on a calendar day, it was counted as a migraine day regardless of the duration and pain features/associated symptoms. Months were defined as 28-day intervals. The change from baseline was calculated as the number of monthly migraine days during the DBT phase (Weeks 1 to 12) minus the number of monthly migraine days during the OP.

  3. Frequency of Use of Rescue Medication Days Per Month in the Last Month of the DBT Phase [Weeks 9 to 12 of the DBT phase]

    A rescue medication day was a day on which the participant took triptan, ergotamine, or other permitted medication to acutely treat headache or aura. Months were defined as 28-day intervals.

  4. Change From Baseline in the Mean Number of Total Migraine Days Per Month in the First Month of the DBT Phase [OP and Weeks 1 to 4 of the DBT phase]

    A migraine day was any calendar day in which the participant experienced a qualified migraine headache (as previously described). If the participant took a migraine-specific medication during aura or to treat headache on a calendar day, it was counted as a migraine day regardless of the duration and pain features/associated symptoms. Months were defined as 28-day intervals. The change from baseline was calculated as the number of monthly migraine days during the first 4 weeks of the DBT phase (Weeks 1 to 4) minus the number of monthly migraine days during the OP.

  5. Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs), Serious AEs (SAEs), AEs Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation in the DBT Phase [Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase]

    An AE was defined as any new untoward medical occurrence or worsening of a pre-existing medical condition on-treatment in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered an investigational (medicinal) product and that did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An SAE was defined as any event that met any of the following criteria: death; life-threatening; inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a participant who received rimegepant; other important medical events that may not have resulted in death, be life-threatening, or required hospitalization, based upon appropriate medical judgment, they may have jeopardized the participant and may have required medical or surgical intervention.

  6. Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities in the DBT Phase [Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase]

    Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities were defined as Grade 3 to 4 laboratory test results according to numeric laboratory test criteria found in Common Technical Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0 (2017) if available; otherwise, according to Division of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events Corrected Version 2.1 (2017) for glucose, LDL-cholesterol, uric acid, and urinalysis. Laboratory test groups of clinical interest included hematology, serum chemistry, and urinalysis. Participants must have had a non-missing measurement in the DBT phase to be included for a given parameter.

  7. Number of Participants With Elevations of AST or ALT > 3 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) Concurrent With Total Bilirubin (TBL) > 2 x ULN During the DBT Phase [Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase]

    Elevations of AST or ALT > 3 x ULN concurrent with TBL > 2 x ULN were defined as elevations on the same collection date. Participants must have had a non-missing AST, ALT, or TBL measurement in the DBT phase to be included.

  8. Number of Participants With Hepatic-related AEs and Hepatic-related AEs Leading to Discontinuation During the DBT Phase [Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase]

    Hepatic AEs were defined as all preferred terms in the DBT phase under the "Hepatic Disorders" Standardized Medical Dictionary (Version 21.1) for Regulatory Activities Query (SMQ), except those preferred terms in the "Congenital, Familial, Neonatal and Genetic Disorders of the Liver" SMQ.

  9. Mean Change From Baseline in the Migraine Specific Quality of Life (MSQoL) Role Function-Restrictive Domain Score at Week 12 of the DBT Phase [Baseline, Week 12 of the DBT Phase]

    The Migraine Specific Quality of Life (MSQoL) is a self-administered, 14-item instrument that has been validated in 3 domains: role restriction, role prevention, and the emotional function. The role function-restrictive domain consists of 7 items that describe how migraine limits one's daily social and work-related activities. Participants respond to items using a 6-point scale: "none of the time," "a little bit of the time," "some of the time," "a good bit of the time," "most of the time," and "all of the time," which are assigned scores of 1 to 6, respectively. Item scores are recoded using (7 - original score). Next, raw dimension scores are computed as a sum of recoded item scores and rescaled from a 0 to 100 scale such that higher scores indicate better quality of life. The change from baseline was calculated as the MSQoL restrictive role function domain score at Week 12 of the DBT phase minus the MSQoL restrictive role function domain score at baseline.

  10. Mean Change From Baseline in the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Total Score at Week 12 of the DBT Phase [Baseline, Week 12 of the DBT Phase]

    The Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) is a retrospective, self-administered, 5-item questionnaire that measures headache-related disability as lost time due to headache from paid work or school, household work, and non-work activities. Participants provide the number of missed work or school days; missed household chores days; missed social or leisure activity days; and days at work or school, and separately at home, where productivity was reduced by half or more in the last 3 months (scale: 0 - 90 for each of 5 subscales). The 5 subscale scores are summed to compute the MIDAS total score (scale: 0 - 450). Lower scores indicate less headache-related disability. The change from baseline was calculated as the MIDAS total score at Week 12 of the DBT phase minus the MIDAS total score at baseline.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. Subject has at least 1 year history of migraine (with or without aura) consistent with a diagnosis according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd
Edition, including the following:
  1. Age of onset of migraines prior to 50 years of age

  2. Migraine attacks, on average, lasting 4 - 72 hours if untreated

  3. Per subject report, 4 - 18 migraine attacks of moderate to severe intensity per month within the last 3 months prior to the Screening Visit

  4. 6 or more migraine days during the Observation Period

  5. Not more than 18 headache days during the Observation Period

  6. Ability to distinguish migraine attacks from tension/cluster headaches

  7. Subjects on prophylactic migraine medication are permitted to remain on 1 medication with possible migraine-prophylactic effects if the dose has been stable for at least 3 months prior to the Screening Visit, and the dose is not expected to change during the course of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:
  1. Subject with a history of HIV disease

  2. Subject history with current evidence of uncontrolled, unstable or recently diagnosed cardiovascular disease, such as ischemic heart disease, coronary artery vasospasm, and cerebral ischemia. Subjects with Myocardial Infarction (MI), Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), cardiac surgery, stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) during the 6 months prior to screening

  3. Uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure), or uncontrolled diabetes (however subjects can be included who have stable hypertension and/or diabetes for at least 3 months prior to screening).

  4. Subjects with major depressive episode within the last 12 months, major depressive disorder or any anxiety disorder requiring more than 1 medication for each disorder. Medications to treat major depressive disorder or an anxiety disorder must have been at a stable dose for at least 3 months prior to the Screening visit.

  5. Subjects with other pain syndromes, psychiatric conditions, dementia, or significant neurological disorders (other than migraine) that, in the Investigator's opinion, might interfere with study assessments

  6. Subject has a history of gastric, or small intestinal surgery (including Gastric Bypass, Gastric Banding, Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Balloon, etc.), or has disease that causes malabsorption

  7. Body mass index ≥ 33 kg/m2

  8. Subject has current diagnosis of major depressive disorder requiring treatment with atypical antipsychotics, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or borderline personality disorder

  9. History of gallstones or cholecystectomy.

  10. The subject has a history or current evidence of any unstable medical conditions (e.g., history of congenital heart disease or arrhythmia, known or suspected infection, hepatitis B or C, or cancer) that, in the investigator's opinion, would expose them to undue risk of a significant adverse event (AE) or interfere with assessments of safety or efficacy during the course of the trial.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 MDFirst Research-Chandler Chandler Arizona United States 85286
2 MedPharmics, LLC Phoenix Arizona United States 85015
3 Tucson Neuroscience Research Tucson Arizona United States 85710
4 Baptist Health Center for Clinical Research Little Rock Arkansas United States 72205
5 Anaheim Clinical Trials Anaheim California United States 92801
6 Axiom Research, LLC Apple Valley California United States 92307
7 Axiom Research, LLC Colton California United States 92324
8 eStudySite La Mesa California United States 91942
9 Synergy San Diego Lemon Grove California United States 91945
10 Collaborative Neuroscience Network, LLC Long Beach California United States 90806
11 Pacific Research Partners, LLC Oakland California United States 94607
12 Artemis Institute for Clinical Research San Diego California United States 92103
13 Optimus Medical Group San Francisco California United States 94102
14 Artemis Institute for Clinical Research San Marcos California United States 92078
15 Neurological Research Institute Santa Monica California United States 90404
16 California Neuroscience Research Medical Group Sherman Oaks California United States 91403
17 Ki Health Partners, LLC, dba New England Institute for Clinical Research Stamford Connecticut United States 06905
18 Riverside Clinical Research Edgewater Florida United States 32132
19 Galiz Research Hialeah Florida United States 33016
20 Multi-Specialty Research Associates, Inc. Lake City Florida United States 32055
21 Qps Mra, Llc Miami Florida United States 33143
22 AppleMed Research Group, LLC Miami Florida United States 33155
23 Harmony Clinical Research North Miami Beach Florida United States 33162
24 Ormond Medical Arts Pharmaceutical Research Center Ormond Beach Florida United States 32174
25 JSV Clinical Research Study Inc. Tampa Florida United States 33634
26 Premiere Research Institute West Palm Beach Florida United States 33407
27 iResearch Atlanta, LLC Decatur Georgia United States 30030
28 Northwest Clinical Trials, Inc Boise Idaho United States 83704
29 R&R Clinical Research Idaho Falls Idaho United States 83404
30 Cedar Crosse Research Center Chicago Illinois United States 60607
31 Family Medicine Specialists/CIS Wauconda Illinois United States 60084
32 Community Clinical Research Center Anderson Indiana United States 46011
33 Heartland Research Associates, LLC Newton Kansas United States 67114
34 Phoenix Medical Research Prairie Village Kansas United States 66208
35 Heartland Research Associates, LLC Wichita Kansas United States 67207
36 Crescent City Headache and Neurology Center Chalmette Louisiana United States 70043
37 New Orleans Center for Clinical Research New Orleans Louisiana United States 70119
38 DelRicht Research New Orleans Louisiana United States 70124
39 Boston Clinical Trials Boston Massachusetts United States 02131
40 ActivMed Practices & Research, Inc. Methuen Massachusetts United States 01844
41 Regeneris Medical North Attleboro Massachusetts United States 02760
42 Michigan Head Pain & Neurological Institute Ann Arbor Michigan United States 48104
43 Michigan Pain Consultants Grand Rapids Michigan United States 49503
44 MedPharmics, LLC Biloxi Mississippi United States 39531
45 Clinical Research Professionals, Inc. Chesterfield Missouri United States 63005
46 The Center for Pharmaceutical Research, LLC Kansas City Missouri United States 64114
47 Sundance Clinical Research, LLC Saint Louis Missouri United States 63141
48 StudyMetrix Research Saint Peters Missouri United States 63303
49 Clinvest Research LLC Springfield Missouri United States 65810
50 Meridian Clinical Research, LLC Norfolk Nebraska United States 68701
51 Quality Clinical Research, Inc Omaha Nebraska United States 68114
52 Nevada Headache Institute Las Vegas Nevada United States 89113
53 Hassman Research Institute Berlin New Jersey United States 08009
54 Albuquerque Neuroscience, Inc. Albuquerque New Mexico United States 87109
55 Central New York Clinical Research Manlius New York United States 13104
56 Mid Hudson Medical Research, PLLC New Windsor New York United States 12553
57 Island Neurological, A Division of Prohealth Care Associates, LLP Plainview New York United States 11803
58 Upstate Clinical Research Associates, LLC Williamsville New York United States 14221
59 PharmQuest, LLC Greensboro North Carolina United States 27408
60 PMG Research Raleigh North Carolina United States 27609
61 Carolina Research Institute Center, Inc. Shelby North Carolina United States 28150
62 Lillestol Research LLC Fargo North Dakota United States 58104
63 Hometown Urgent Care Cincinnati Ohio United States 45215
64 Hometown Urgent Care and Research Dayton Ohio United States 45424
65 Neurology Diagnostics Research Dayton Ohio United States 45459
66 Aventiv Research, Inc Dublin Ohio United States 43016
67 Oklahoma Headache Center Norman Oklahoma United States 73072
68 Tekton Research Yukon Oklahoma United States 73099
69 Summit Research Network (Oregon) Inc. Portland Oregon United States 97210
70 Oregon Center for Clinical Investigations, Inc. (OCCI, Inc.) Salem Oregon United States 97301
71 Clinical Research of Philadelphia, LLC Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 19114
72 BTC of Lincoln, LLC Lincoln Rhode Island United States 02865
73 OnSite Clinical Solutions Dillon South Carolina United States 29536
74 Coastal Carolina Research Center Mount Pleasant South Carolina United States 29464
75 Meridian Clinical Research Dakota Dunes South Dakota United States 57049
76 Volunteer Research Group Knoxville Tennessee United States 37920
77 Tekton Research Austin Texas United States 78745
78 FutureSearch Trials of Dallas, LP Dallas Texas United States 75231
79 Ventavia Research Group, LLC Fort Worth Texas United States 76104
80 North Texas Institute of Neurology & Headache Frisco Texas United States 75034
81 Victorium Clinical Research Houston Texas United States 77024
82 Texas Center for Drug Development, Inc. Houston Texas United States 77081
83 Red Star Research, LLC Lake Jackson Texas United States 77566
84 FMC Science Lampasas Texas United States 76550
85 Victorium Clinical Research San Antonio Texas United States 78230
86 DM Clinical Research Tomball Texas United States 77375
87 Wasatch Clinical Research, LLC Salt Lake City Utah United States 84107
88 Charlottesville Medical Research Charlottesville Virginia United States 22911
89 MedStar Georgetown Headache - Georgetown University McLean Virginia United States 22102
90 Tidewater Integrated Medical Research Virginia Beach Virginia United States 23454
91 Northwest Clinical Research Center Bellevue Washington United States 98007
92 Seattle Women's Seattle Washington United States 98105
93 Clinical Investigation Specialists, Inc. Kenosha Wisconsin United States 53144

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03732638
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • BHV3000-305
First Posted:
Nov 6, 2018
Last Update Posted:
Aug 9, 2021
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2021
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

Participant Flow

Recruitment Details The study was conducted at 92 sites in the United States.
Pre-assignment Detail A total of 1591 participants were enrolled in the study, of which 747 subjects were randomized and 844 were not randomized. The study was divided into 4 phases: a 4-week observation period (OP), a 12-week double-blind treatment (DBT) phase, a 52-week open-label extension (OLE) phase, and an 8-week follow-up safety phase.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Period Title: Overall Study
STARTED 370 371
COMPLETED 316 310
NOT COMPLETED 54 61

Baseline Characteristics

Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase Total
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Total of all reporting groups
Overall Participants 370 371 741
Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
Mean (Standard Deviation) [years]
41.3
(13.01)
41.1
(13.13)
41.2
(13.06)
Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
Female
300
81.1%
313
84.4%
613
82.7%
Male
70
18.9%
58
15.6%
128
17.3%
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
Hispanic or Latino
105
28.4%
98
26.4%
203
27.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino
265
71.6%
273
73.6%
538
72.6%
Unknown or Not Reported
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Race (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
American Indian or Alaska Native
6
1.6%
1
0.3%
7
0.9%
Asian
1
0.3%
7
1.9%
8
1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0
0%
3
0.8%
3
0.4%
Black or African American
62
16.8%
49
13.2%
111
15%
White
295
79.7%
309
83.3%
604
81.5%
More than one race
6
1.6%
2
0.5%
8
1.1%
Unknown or Not Reported
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%

Outcome Measures

1. Primary Outcome
Title Change From Baseline in the Mean Number of Total Migraine Days Per Month in the Last 4 Weeks of the DBT Phase
Description A migraine day: any calendar day in which the participant experienced a qualified migraine headache (onset, continuation, or recurrence of the migraine headache). A qualified migraine headache: a migraine with or without aura, lasting for ≥30 minutes, and meeting at least 1 of the following criteria (a and/or b): a) ≥2 of the following: unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate to severe pain intensity, aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity; b) ≥1 of the following: nausea and/or vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia. If the participant took a migraine-specific medication during aura or to treat headache on a calendar day, it was counted as a migraine day regardless of the duration and pain features/associated symptoms. Months were defined as 28-day intervals. The change from baseline was calculated as the number of monthly migraine days during the last 4 weeks of the DBT phase (Weeks 9 to 12) minus number of monthly migraine days during the OP.
Time Frame OP and Weeks 9 to 12 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on evaluable modified intent to treat (mITT) participants. Evaluable participants are those with ≥ 14 days of electronic diary efficacy data (not necessarily consecutive) in both the OP and ≥ 1 month (4-week interval) in the DBT phase.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 348 347
Least Squares Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [Total Migraine Days per Month]
-4.3
-3.5
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Rimegepant - Randomization Phase, Placebo - Randomization Phase
Comments
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value 0.0099
Comments
Method Mixed Models Analysis
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Mean Difference (Final Values)
Estimated Value -0.8
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
-1.46 to - 0.20
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
2. Secondary Outcome
Title Number of Participants Who Had ≥ 50% Reduction in Moderate or Severe Migraine Days Per Month in the Last 4 Weeks of the DBT Phase
Description A migraine day was any calendar day in which the participant experienced a qualified migraine headache (as previously described). If the participant took a migraine-specific medication during aura or to treat headache on a calendar day, it was counted as a migraine day regardless of the duration and pain features/associated symptoms. A moderate or severe migraine day was a migraine day of moderate or severe pain intensity. Months were defined as 28-day intervals. A reduction of at least 50% in the mean number of moderate or severe monthly migraine days was determined if the number of moderate or severe monthly migraine days in the last 4 weeks of the DBT (Weeks 9 to 12) was less than or equal to half (50%) of the number of moderate or severe monthly migraine days in the OP.
Time Frame OP and Weeks 9 to 12 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on evaluable mITT participants.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 348 347
Number (95% Confidence Interval) [percentage of participants]
49.1
13.3%
41.5
11.2%
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Rimegepant - Randomization Phase, Placebo - Randomization Phase
Comments
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value 0.0438
Comments
Method Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Risk Difference (RD)
Estimated Value 7.6
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
0.2 to 14.9
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
3. Secondary Outcome
Title Change From Baseline in the Mean Number of Migraine Days Per Month Over the Entire Course of the DBT Phase
Description A migraine day was any calendar day in which the participant experienced a qualified migraine headache (as previously described). If the participant took a migraine-specific medication during aura or to treat headache on a calendar day, it was counted as a migraine day regardless of the duration and pain features/associated symptoms. Months were defined as 28-day intervals. The change from baseline was calculated as the number of monthly migraine days during the DBT phase (Weeks 1 to 12) minus the number of monthly migraine days during the OP.
Time Frame OP and Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on evaluable mITT participants.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 348 347
Least Squares Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [Total Migraine Days per Month]
-3.6
-2.7
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Rimegepant - Randomization Phase, Placebo - Randomization Phase
Comments
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value 0.0017
Comments
Method Mixed Models Analysis
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Mean Difference (Net)
Estimated Value - 0.8
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
- 1.34 to -0.31
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
4. Secondary Outcome
Title Frequency of Use of Rescue Medication Days Per Month in the Last Month of the DBT Phase
Description A rescue medication day was a day on which the participant took triptan, ergotamine, or other permitted medication to acutely treat headache or aura. Months were defined as 28-day intervals.
Time Frame Weeks 9 to 12 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on evaluable mITT participants
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo table EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 348 347
Least Squares Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [rescue medication Days per Month]
3.7
4.0
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Rimegepant - Randomization Phase, Placebo - Randomization Phase
Comments
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value 0.3868
Comments P-value ≥ 0.05; therefore, all secondary endpoints listed after this endpoint in the hierarchy were not tested.
Method Mixed Models Analysis
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Mean Difference (Net)
Estimated Value -0.2
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
- 0.80 to 0.31
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
5. Secondary Outcome
Title Change From Baseline in the Mean Number of Total Migraine Days Per Month in the First Month of the DBT Phase
Description A migraine day was any calendar day in which the participant experienced a qualified migraine headache (as previously described). If the participant took a migraine-specific medication during aura or to treat headache on a calendar day, it was counted as a migraine day regardless of the duration and pain features/associated symptoms. Months were defined as 28-day intervals. The change from baseline was calculated as the number of monthly migraine days during the first 4 weeks of the DBT phase (Weeks 1 to 4) minus the number of monthly migraine days during the OP.
Time Frame OP and Weeks 1 to 4 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on evaluable mITT participants.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 348 347
Least Squares Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [migraine days per month]
-2.9
-1.7
6. Secondary Outcome
Title Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs), Serious AEs (SAEs), AEs Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation in the DBT Phase
Description An AE was defined as any new untoward medical occurrence or worsening of a pre-existing medical condition on-treatment in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered an investigational (medicinal) product and that did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An SAE was defined as any event that met any of the following criteria: death; life-threatening; inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a participant who received rimegepant; other important medical events that may not have resulted in death, be life-threatening, or required hospitalization, based upon appropriate medical judgment, they may have jeopardized the participant and may have required medical or surgical intervention.
Time Frame Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on the participants treated in the DBT phase.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 370 371
AEs
133
35.9%
133
35.8%
SAEs
3
0.8%
4
1.1%
AEs leading to study drug discontinuation
7
1.9%
4
1.1%
7. Secondary Outcome
Title Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities in the DBT Phase
Description Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities were defined as Grade 3 to 4 laboratory test results according to numeric laboratory test criteria found in Common Technical Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0 (2017) if available; otherwise, according to Division of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events Corrected Version 2.1 (2017) for glucose, LDL-cholesterol, uric acid, and urinalysis. Laboratory test groups of clinical interest included hematology, serum chemistry, and urinalysis. Participants must have had a non-missing measurement in the DBT phase to be included for a given parameter.
Time Frame Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on the participants treated in the DBT phase.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 370 371
Eosinophils
0
0%
0
0%
Hemoglobin
0
0%
1
0.3%
Lymphocytes, high
0
0%
0
0%
Lymphocytes, low
0
0%
0
0%
Neutrophils
4
1.1%
2
0.5%
Platelets
1
0.3%
0
0%
White Blood Cells
1
0.3%
0
0%
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
1
0.3%
0
0%
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
1
0.3%
0
0%
Albumin
0
0%
0
0%
Alkaline Phosphatase
0
0%
0
0%
Bicarbonate
0
0%
0
0%
Bilirubin
0
0%
0
0%
Calcium, high
0
0%
0
0%
Calcium, low
0
0%
0
0%
Cholesterol
0
0%
0
0%
Creatine Kinase
4
1.1%
4
1.1%
Creatinine
0
0%
0
0%
Glucose, high
0
0%
0
0%
Glucose, low
0
0%
0
0%
LDL-cholesterol
2
0.5%
0
0%
LDL-cholesterol, fasting
0
0%
0
0%
LDL-cholesterol, not fasting
2
0.5%
0
0%
Lactate Dehydrogenase
0
0%
0
0%
Potassium, high
1
0.3%
2
0.5%
Potassium, low
0
0%
0
0%
Sodium, high
0
0%
0
0%
Sodium, low
0
0%
0
0%
Triglycerides
0
0%
0
0%
Triglycerides, fasting
0
0%
0
0%
Triglycerides, not fasting
0
0%
0
0%
Uric acid
0
0%
0
0%
Glomerular Filtration Rate, Estimated
1
0.3%
0
0%
Urine Glucose
0
0%
0
0%
Urine Protein
1
0.3%
0
0%
8. Secondary Outcome
Title Number of Participants With Elevations of AST or ALT > 3 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) Concurrent With Total Bilirubin (TBL) > 2 x ULN During the DBT Phase
Description Elevations of AST or ALT > 3 x ULN concurrent with TBL > 2 x ULN were defined as elevations on the same collection date. Participants must have had a non-missing AST, ALT, or TBL measurement in the DBT phase to be included.
Time Frame Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on the participants treated in the DBT phase.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 370 371
Number (95% Confidence Interval) [Percentage of participants]
0
0%
0
0%
9. Secondary Outcome
Title Number of Participants With Hepatic-related AEs and Hepatic-related AEs Leading to Discontinuation During the DBT Phase
Description Hepatic AEs were defined as all preferred terms in the DBT phase under the "Hepatic Disorders" Standardized Medical Dictionary (Version 21.1) for Regulatory Activities Query (SMQ), except those preferred terms in the "Congenital, Familial, Neonatal and Genetic Disorders of the Liver" SMQ.
Time Frame Weeks 1 to 12 of the DBT phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on the participants treated in the DBT phase.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 370 371
Hepatic-related AE
6
1.6%
2
0.5%
Severe hepatic-related AE
0
0%
0
0%
Hepatic-related SAE
0
0%
0
0%
Hepatic-related AE leading to study drug discontinuation
2
0.5%
2
0.5%
10. Secondary Outcome
Title Mean Change From Baseline in the Migraine Specific Quality of Life (MSQoL) Role Function-Restrictive Domain Score at Week 12 of the DBT Phase
Description The Migraine Specific Quality of Life (MSQoL) is a self-administered, 14-item instrument that has been validated in 3 domains: role restriction, role prevention, and the emotional function. The role function-restrictive domain consists of 7 items that describe how migraine limits one's daily social and work-related activities. Participants respond to items using a 6-point scale: "none of the time," "a little bit of the time," "some of the time," "a good bit of the time," "most of the time," and "all of the time," which are assigned scores of 1 to 6, respectively. Item scores are recoded using (7 - original score). Next, raw dimension scores are computed as a sum of recoded item scores and rescaled from a 0 to 100 scale such that higher scores indicate better quality of life. The change from baseline was calculated as the MSQoL restrictive role function domain score at Week 12 of the DBT phase minus the MSQoL restrictive role function domain score at baseline.
Time Frame Baseline, Week 12 of the DBT Phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on evaluable mITT participants.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 269 266
Least Squares Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [score on a scale]
18.0
14.6
11. Secondary Outcome
Title Mean Change From Baseline in the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Total Score at Week 12 of the DBT Phase
Description The Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) is a retrospective, self-administered, 5-item questionnaire that measures headache-related disability as lost time due to headache from paid work or school, household work, and non-work activities. Participants provide the number of missed work or school days; missed household chores days; missed social or leisure activity days; and days at work or school, and separately at home, where productivity was reduced by half or more in the last 3 months (scale: 0 - 90 for each of 5 subscales). The 5 subscale scores are summed to compute the MIDAS total score (scale: 0 - 450). Lower scores indicate less headache-related disability. The change from baseline was calculated as the MIDAS total score at Week 12 of the DBT phase minus the MIDAS total score at baseline.
Time Frame Baseline, Week 12 of the DBT Phase

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
The analysis was performed on evaluable mITT participants
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
Measure Participants 269 266
Least Squares Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [Scores on a scale]
-11.8
-11.7

Adverse Events

Time Frame Adverse events were reported from the first dose of study treatment through the end of study treatment in the DBT phase (up to approximately 12 weeks).
Adverse Event Reporting Description The analysis was performed on treated participants.
Arm/Group Title Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Arm/Group Description Participants received a single oral dose of rimegepant 75 mg tablet EOD for 12 weeks. Participants received a single oral dose of matching placebo tablet EOD for 12 weeks.
All Cause Mortality
Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 0/370 (0%) 0/371 (0%)
Serious Adverse Events
Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 3/370 (0.8%) 4/371 (1.1%)
Infections and infestations
Gastroenteritis 1/370 (0.3%) 0/371 (0%)
Appendicitis 0/370 (0%) 1/371 (0.3%)
Pneumonia 0/370 (0%) 1/371 (0.3%)
Pyelonephritis 0/370 (0%) 1/371 (0.3%)
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Overdose 0/370 (0%) 1/371 (0.3%)
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Malignant melanoma 1/370 (0.3%) 0/371 (0%)
Psychiatric disorders
Suicide attempt 1/370 (0.3%) 0/371 (0%)
Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
Rimegepant - Randomization Phase Placebo - Randomization Phase
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 0/370 (0%) 0/371 (0%)

Limitations/Caveats

[Not Specified]

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Certain Agreements

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding study results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days from the date that the communication is submitted to the sponsor for review. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot unilaterally extend the embargo.

Results Point of Contact

Name/Title Chief Medical Officer
Organization Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Phone 203-404-0410
Email clinicaltrials@biohavenpharma.com
Responsible Party:
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03732638
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • BHV3000-305
First Posted:
Nov 6, 2018
Last Update Posted:
Aug 9, 2021
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2021