Clinical trial Recruiting at 54 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 6 to 17

Long-term safety of eptinezumab for children and adolescents with migraines

Official title: Long-term, Open-label (Dose-blinded), Extension Study of Eptinezumab in Children and Adolescents With Chronic or Episodic Migraine

Run by H. Lundbeck A/S · NCT05164172 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing the long-term safety of a migraine medication called eptinezumab in children and teens aged 6 to 17 who have chronic or episodic migraines.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages6 Years to 17 Years
SexAll
Enrollment600 (estimated)
SponsorH. Lundbeck A/S
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionseptinezumab
Locations64 sites (New Haven, Connecticut and 63 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 1, 2021
Main results expectedApril 30, 2028
Study endsApril 30, 2028
Registry record updatedOctober 14, 2026
Trial IDNCT05164172 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 who have completed a prior study on eptinezumab for migraines.

Probably not a fit

Patients who experienced severe adverse reactions to eptinezumab in previous studies may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the long-term safety of eptinezumab in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 who have chronic or episodic migraines. Participants who completed earlier studies on eptinezumab will be offered to continue in this open-label extension study. Those who received placebo in the previous studies will be randomly assigned to receive either 100 mg or 300 mg of eptinezumab. The study aims to gather data on the safety profile of the medication over an extended period.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a safe and effective treatment option for managing migraines in children and adolescents.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies on eptinezumab have shown promising results, indicating potential for success in this extension study.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

\- The participant must have completed Week12 (completion) visit of either Study19356A (CM) or Study19357A (EM) immediately prior to enrolment into this OLE study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* The participant has an adverse event or other safety concerns that are deemed related to double-blind treatment received in the lead-in study and is considered a potential safety risk by the investigator.
* During lead-in Study19356A or Study19357A:
* participant experienced ananaphylactic reaction or another severe and/or serious hypersensitivity reaction to the investigational medicinal product (IMP) infusion, as assessed by the investigator
* the participant had a serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase(AST) value \>5 times the upper limit of the reference range that was confirmed by testing \<2 weeks later.
* the participant had a serum ALT or AST value \>3times the upper limit of the reference range and a serum total bilirubin value \>2times the upper limit of the reference range.

Where it's running

  • Yale School of Medicine - The Scirex Clinical Research Unit
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Recruiting
  • New England Institute for Clinical Research (NEICR) - Stamford
    Stamford, Connecticut, United States
    Recruiting
  • NW FL Clinical Research Group, LLC
    Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • AGA Clinical Trials
    Hialeah, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of South Florida (USF) - Tampa Campus
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Kentucky (UK) - Markey Cancer Center
    Lexington, Kentucky, United States
    Recruiting
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  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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  • True North Neurology - Commack (North Suffolk Neurology)
    Commack, New York, United States
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  • Akron Children's Hospital
    Akron, Ohio, United States
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  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center-Burnet Campus
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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  • Road Runner Research (RRR)
    San Antonio, Texas, United States
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  • Children's Specialty Group (CSG)
    Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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  • Marshall Health-Marshall University Medical Center
    Huntington, West Virginia, United States
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  • Children's Wisconsin (Children's Hospital of Wisconsin)-Main Campus
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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  • Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad
    Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina
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  • Instituto Médico Río Cuarto
    Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province, Argentina
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  • INECO Neurociencias Oroño
    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
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  • Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Tucuman
    San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
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  • Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) - Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinic
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Kids Clinic
    Ajax, Ontario, Canada
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  • London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)
    London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Istituto Giannina Gaslini IRCCS
    Genoa, Italy
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  • Fondazione Mondino, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Nazionale a Carattere Scientifico
    Pavia, Italy
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    Pisa, Italy
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    Rome, Italy
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  • Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas para la Salud A.C. (IICS A.C)
    Durango, Durango, Mexico
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    Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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  • Clinical Research Institute SC-Mexico
    Tepetlacalco, State of Mexico, Mexico
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  • ICARO Investigaciones en Medicina, S.A de C.V
    Chihuahua City, Mexico
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  • Centrum Medyczne Plejady
    Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Instytut Zdrowia dr Boczarska-Jedynak Sp. z o.o. Sp. k
    Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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  • ETG Lublin
    Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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  • MTZ Clinical Research Powered by PRATIA
    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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  • European Trial group network Sp. z o.o - Neuroscience
    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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  • Unidade Local de Saude de Almada-Seixal E.P.E. (ULSAS)
    Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal
    Recruiting
  • Hospital de Braga
    Braga, Portugal
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  • Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra
    Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Santo Antonio - Centro Materno Infantil do Norte (CMIN)
    Porto, Portugal
    Recruiting
  • Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Sao Joao (CHUSJ)
    Porto, Portugal
    Recruiting
  • Univerzitetska Decija Klinika (UDK) (University Children's Hospital)
    Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia
    Recruiting
  • University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Medicine - Clinical Center of Vojvodina - Hematology Clinic
    Novi Sad, Juznobacki Okrug, Serbia
    Recruiting
  • Institute of Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina
    Novi Sad, Juznobacki Okrug, Serbia
    Recruiting
  • Clinical Center Kragujevac
    Kragujevac, Sumadijski Okrug, Serbia
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  • University Clinical Center Nis
    Niš, Serbia
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  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio (HUVR)
    Seville, Seville, Spain
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  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
    Barcelona, Spain
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  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos
    Madrid, Spain
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    Eskişehir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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  • İzmir Şehir Hastanesi
    Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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  • Mersin Universitesi-Tip Fakultesi
    Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
    Recruiting

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