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    Clinical Trial Results:
    A Worldwide, Open Label, Clinical Trial to Examine the Long Term Safety and Tolerability of Rizatriptan in Pediatric Migraineurs for the Treatment of Migraine With or Without Aura

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2009-016375-30
    Trial protocol
    NL   FI   DE   BE   ES   EE   LV   SE   FR   PL   DK   NO   GB   Outside EU/EEA  
    Global end of trial date
    18 Apr 2011

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    05 Apr 2016
    First version publication date
    07 Mar 2015
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    MK-0462-086
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT01004263
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Sponsor organisation address
    2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ, United States, 07033
    Public contact
    Clinical Trials Disclosure, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., ClinicalTrialsDisclosure@merck.com
    Scientific contact
    Clinical Trials Disclosure, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., ClinicalTrialsDisclosure@merck.com
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    Yes
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    18 Apr 2011
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    18 Apr 2011
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    18 Apr 2011
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    To provide long term safety data for rizatriptan in children and adolescents. The primary hypothesis of the study is that rizatriptan is well tolerated in the long term treatment of acute migraine in pediatric patients age 12-17 years.
    Protection of trial subjects
    This study was conducted in conformance with Good Clinical Practice standards and applicable country and/or local statutes and regulations regarding ethical committee review, informed consent, and the protection of human subjects participating in biomedical research. The following additional measure defined for this individual study was in place for the protection of trial subjects: Participants who do not obtain satisfactory relief of their migraine pain at 2 hours after taking study medication may treat their migraine pain with usual care at that time and any time thereafter. However, use of 5-hydroxytryptamine 1 (5-HT1) agonists (triptans) and ergot derivatives is prohibited for 24 hours following administration of study medication. Use of rescue medication must comply with the local product label.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    25 Nov 2009
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Finland: 11
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Netherlands: 3
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Sweden: 5
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    United States: 587
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    606
    EEA total number of subjects
    19
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    606
    Adults (18-64 years)
    0
    From 65 to 84 years
    0
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    -

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    A total of 674 patients met inclusion/exclusion criteria and were allocated study drug. Of these, 606 were treated with study drug.

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Overall Study (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded

    Arms
    Arm title
    Rizatriptan
    Arm description
    Participants self-administered rizatriptan to treat up to 8 qualifying migraine headaches (mild, moderate, or severe pain intensity) per month, for up to 12 months. Rizatriptan dose, administered as a single oral tablet, was either 5 or 10 mg, based on participant weight (5 mg if <40 kg, 10 mg if ≥40 kg).
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Rizatriptan benzoate
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    MK-0462, Maxalt
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Tablet
    Routes of administration
    Oral use
    Dosage and administration details
    Single dose of rizatriptan as 5 mg or 10 mg orally disintegrating tablet at onset of migraine attack

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Rizatriptan
    Started
    606
    Completed
    427
    Not completed
    179
         Lack of qualifying event
    2
         Adverse event, serious fatal
    1
         Physician decision
    15
         Consent withdrawn by subject
    58
         Adverse event, non-fatal
    14
         Pregnancy
    2
         Lost to follow-up
    64
         Protocol deviation
    10
         Lack of efficacy
    13

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Rizatriptan
    Reporting group description
    Participants self-administered rizatriptan to treat up to 8 qualifying migraine headaches (mild, moderate, or severe pain intensity) per month, for up to 12 months. Rizatriptan dose, administered as a single oral tablet, was either 5 or 10 mg, based on participant weight (5 mg if <40 kg, 10 mg if ≥40 kg).

    Reporting group values
    Rizatriptan Total
    Number of subjects
    606 606
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    14.7 ± 1.7 -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    372 372
        Male
    234 234

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Rizatriptan
    Reporting group description
    Participants self-administered rizatriptan to treat up to 8 qualifying migraine headaches (mild, moderate, or severe pain intensity) per month, for up to 12 months. Rizatriptan dose, administered as a single oral tablet, was either 5 or 10 mg, based on participant weight (5 mg if <40 kg, 10 mg if ≥40 kg).

    Primary: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Within 24 Hours Post Any Dose

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    End point title
    Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Within 24 Hours Post Any Dose [1]
    End point description
    An AE is any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function or chemistry of the body temporally associated with study drug administration. Participants reported AEs in a diary and these were collected by the study site at visits at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months after Screening visit. Participants with an AE occurring within 24 hours after any dose administered during the study are counted once in this summary.
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Up to 24 hours post dose
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: No hypothesis testing was planned for this endpoint.
    End point values
    Rizatriptan
    Number of subjects analysed
    606 [2]
    Units: Participants
    322
    Notes
    [2] - Includes participants who administered ≥1 dose of study drug
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Primary: Number of Participants With AEs Within 14 Days Post Any Dose

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    End point title
    Number of Participants With AEs Within 14 Days Post Any Dose [3]
    End point description
    An AE is any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function or chemistry of the body temporally associated with study drug administration. Participants reported AEs in a diary and these were collected by the study site at visits at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months after Screening visit. AEs were assessed in a phone contact 14 days after the last dose of study medication. Participants with an AE occurring within 14 days after any dose administered during the study are counted once in this summary.
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Up to 14 days post dose
    Notes
    [3] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: No hypothesis testing was planned for this endpoint.
    End point values
    Rizatriptan
    Number of subjects analysed
    606 [4]
    Units: Participants
    400
    Notes
    [4] - Includes participants who administered ≥1 dose of study drug
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Primary: Number of Participants Discontinued From Study Due to AEs Occurring Within 24 Hours Post Dose

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    End point title
    Number of Participants Discontinued From Study Due to AEs Occurring Within 24 Hours Post Dose [5]
    End point description
    An AE is any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function or chemistry of the body temporally associated with study drug administration. Participants who discontinued due to an AE occurring within 24 hours post dose are counted in this summary.
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Up to 24 hours post dose
    Notes
    [5] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: No hypothesis testing was planned for this endpoint.
    End point values
    Rizatriptan
    Number of subjects analysed
    606 [6]
    Units: Participants
    4
    Notes
    [6] - Includes participants who administered ≥1 dose of study drug
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Primary: Number of Participants Discontinued From Study Due to AEs Occurring Within 14 Days Post Dose

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    End point title
    Number of Participants Discontinued From Study Due to AEs Occurring Within 14 Days Post Dose [7]
    End point description
    An AE is any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function or chemistry of the body temporally associated with study drug administration. Participants who discontinued due to an AE occurring within 14 days post dose are counted in this summary.
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Up to 14 days post dose
    Notes
    [7] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: No hypothesis testing was planned for this endpoint.
    End point values
    Rizatriptan
    Number of subjects analysed
    606 [8]
    Units: Participants
    14
    Notes
    [8] - Includes participants who administered ≥1 dose of study drug
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Percentage of Participant's Migraine Attacks With Pain Freedom at 2 Hours Post Dose

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    End point title
    Percentage of Participant's Migraine Attacks With Pain Freedom at 2 Hours Post Dose
    End point description
    Pain intensity was assessed using a 5-Face Pain Scale ranging from 1=no pain to 5=very bad pain. Pain freedom (PF) was defined as a reduction in severity from a rating of 5, 4, 3 or 2 (mild, moderate or severe pain) before the dose to a rating of 1 (no pain) at 2 hours after dosing. Pain intensity ratings were reported in diaries returned at visits at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months after Screening visit. PF at 2 hours was summarized as follows: the percentage of treated attacks with PF at 2 hours was calculated for each patient first, then the mean across all patients was calculated.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    2 hours post dose
    End point values
    Rizatriptan
    Number of subjects analysed
    603 [9]
    Units: Percentage of participant's attacks
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    46.3 ± 31.9
    Notes
    [9] - Includes participants with ≥1 treated migraine attack with ≥1 post treatment efficacy evaluation
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    Up to 12 months after start of study drug administration
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    13.1
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Rizatriptan
    Reporting group description
    Participants self-administered rizatriptan to treat up to 8 qualifying migraine headaches (mild, moderate, or severe pain intensity) per month, for up to 12 months. Rizatriptan dose, administered as a single oral tablet, was either 5 or 10 mg, based on participant weight (5 mg if <40 kg, 10 mg if ≥40 kg).

    Serious adverse events
    Rizatriptan
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    22 / 606 (3.63%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    1
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    Fibula fracture
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Road traffic accident
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    Tibia fracture
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Upper limb fracture
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Vascular disorders
    Peripheral ischemia
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Cardiac disorders
    Sinus bradycardia
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Nervous system disorders
    Migraine
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 606 (0.33%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Syncope
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    Fatigue
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    2 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Abdominal discomfort
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 606 (0.33%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    2 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Dyspnea
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Psychiatric disorders
    Conversion disorder
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Major depression
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Suicidal ideation
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 606 (0.33%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Suicide attempt
         subjects affected / exposed
    3 / 606 (0.50%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 3
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Infections and infestations
    Appendicitis
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 606 (0.33%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Gastroenteritis
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Viral infection
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 606 (0.17%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Rizatriptan
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    284 / 606 (46.86%)
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    Accidental overdose
         subjects affected / exposed
    148 / 606 (24.42%)
         occurrences all number
    216
    Nervous system disorders
    Dizziness
         subjects affected / exposed
    52 / 606 (8.58%)
         occurrences all number
    94
    Somnolence
         subjects affected / exposed
    44 / 606 (7.26%)
         occurrences all number
    123
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    Fatigue
         subjects affected / exposed
    33 / 606 (5.45%)
         occurrences all number
    111
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Nausea
         subjects affected / exposed
    40 / 606 (6.60%)
         occurrences all number
    77
    Infections and infestations
    Nasopharyngitis
         subjects affected / exposed
    47 / 606 (7.76%)
         occurrences all number
    56
    Upper respiratory tract infection
         subjects affected / exposed
    31 / 606 (5.12%)
         occurrences all number
    33

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported
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