Pretreatment With Sumatriptan on Cilostazol Induced Headache in Healthy Volunteers

October 18, 2017 updated by: Katrine Falkenberg, Danish Headache Center

Pretreatment With Sumatriptan on Cilostazol Induced Headache in Healthy Volunteers. Development of a Pragmatic Migraine Model

To develop a pragmatic migraine model the investigators will induce headache in healthy volunteers with a phosphodiesterase inhibitor (cilostazol). The participants will be pre-treated with sumatriptan. If the headache responds to sumatriptan, the model can be used to test new drug candidates.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

There remains a great need for more effective anti-migraine drugs with fewer side effects. Human experimental models are valuable in early phase development of new anti-migraine drugs but useful models have not yet been developed. The investigators' group has shown that Cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor induce headache/migraine in both healthy volunteers and in patients with migraine without aura (MO).

To validate cilostazol as a model, the headache must respond to specific migraine treatment with sumatriptan.

Hypothesis: Cilostazol induces a migraine-like headache in healthy subjects. The induced headache can be pre-treated with a specific anti-migraine drug; sumatriptan.

Aim: Developing a pragmatic and valid model for the testing of new anti-migraine drugs.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Glostrup
      • Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, 2600
        • Katrine Falkenberg

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy subjects of both sexes Age 18-60 years Weight 50-95 kg. Females were requested to use effective contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

Any type of headache (except episodic tension-type headache < 1 day per week) Serious somatic or psychiatric disease Pregnancy Intake of daily medication (except oral contraceptives).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Sumatriptan
Headache is induced with Cilostazol. This headache is pre-treated double-blinded with 2 tablets of sumatriptan 50 mg
Cilostazol is given both study days to induce headache. One day the headache is treated with placebo and the other day with sumatriptan
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Headache is induced with Cilostazol. This headache is pre-treated double-blinded with 2 tablets of placebo
Cilostazol is given both study days to induce headache. One day the headache is treated with placebo and the other day with sumatriptan

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Difference in median headache score 2 hours after cilostazol
Time Frame: 2 hours
The investigators will assess the outcome measures 1 year after the beginning of the study
2 hours
Area under the headache score curve
Time Frame: 12 hours
The investigators will assess the outcome measures 1 year after the beginning of the study
12 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Difference in peak headache score
Time Frame: 12 hours
12 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 23, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 18, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

October 18, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 17, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 19, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 18, 2017

Last Verified

October 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H-15011960

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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