Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Blood Pressure Effect of an Oral Dose of Sumatriptan Alone and in Combination With MK-0974 (Telcagepant) in Migraine Patients (0974-026)

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Migraine Disorders
• Interventions: Drug: telcagepant potassium; Drug: sumatriptan; Drug: sumatriptan placebo; Drug: telcagepant potassium placebo

• Registration Number: NCT00701389
• Lead Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Brief Summary

Study to understand the effects of migraine treatments on blood pressure in participants with migraine. The primary hypothesis is that the effect on semi-recumbent mean arterial pressure following the coadministration of telcagepant and sumatriptan is similar to that following administration of sumatriptan alone. That is, the true mean treatment difference (sumatriptan with telcagepant sumatriptan alone) in time-weighted mean arterial pressure for 2.5 hours following dosing is less than 5 mmHg.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2008-04-10
• Study Completion: 2008-04-10
• Study First Submitted: 2008-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2008-06-19
• Results First Submitted: 2014-08-27
• Results First Submitted QC: 2014-08-27
• Results First Posted: 2014-09-08
• Status Verified: 2018-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• History of migraine for longer than 6 months.
• Free from migraine 24 hours before each dosing.
• Judged to be in good health.
• Nonsmoker

Exclusion Criteria

• Under age of legal consent.
• Legally or mentally incapacitated or has significant emotional problems.
• Taking any medications from about 2 weeks before the first dose of study medication.
• Has had surgery or donated blood or participated in another investigation study within 4 weeks prior to screening
• Currently a regular user of any illicit drugs or has a history of drug/alcohol abuse within about 2 years
• Consumes more than 6 caffeinated beverages per day

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sequence 1: A→C→D→B	telcagepant potassium	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A); Period 2: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C); Period 3: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D); Period 4: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 2: B→D→C→A	sumatriptan placebo	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 2: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D): Period 3: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C); Period 4:single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 2: B→D→C→A	telcagepant potassium placebo	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 2: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D): Period 3: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C); Period 4:single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 3: C→B→A→D	telcagepant potassium	Participants receive the following: Period 1 :single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C), Period 2: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 3: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A): Period 4: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 3: C→B→A→D	sumatriptan placebo	Participants receive the following: Period 1 :single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C), Period 2: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 3: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A): Period 4: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 4: D→A→B→C	sumatriptan placebo	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D), Period 2: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treament A); Period 3: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 4: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 3: C→B→A→D	telcagepant potassium placebo	Participants receive the following: Period 1 :single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C), Period 2: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 3: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A): Period 4: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 1: A→C→D→B	sumatriptan placebo	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A); Period 2: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C); Period 3: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D); Period 4: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 1: A→C→D→B	telcagepant potassium placebo	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A); Period 2: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C); Period 3: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D); Period 4: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 2: B→D→C→A	telcagepant potassium	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 2: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D): Period 3: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C); Period 4:single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 4: D→A→B→C	telcagepant potassium placebo	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D), Period 2: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treament A); Period 3: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 4: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 4: D→A→B→C	telcagepant potassium	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D), Period 2: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treament A); Period 3: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 4: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 1: A→C→D→B	sumatriptan	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A); Period 2: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C); Period 3: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D); Period 4: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 2: B→D→C→A	sumatriptan	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 2: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D): Period 3: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C); Period 4:single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 3: C→B→A→D	sumatriptan	Participants receive the following: Period 1 :single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C), Period 2: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 3: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment A): Period 4: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.
Sequence 4: D→A→B→C	sumatriptan	Participants receive the following: Period 1: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/telcagepant placebo (Treatment D), Period 2: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/600 mg telcagepant (Treament A); Period 3: single oral dose of 100 mg sumatriptan/telcagepant placebo (Treatment B); Period 4: single oral dose of sumatriptan placebo/600 mg telcagepant (Treatment C). Each dosing period is separated by a 5-day washout.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time-weighted Mean Arterial Pressure (Sumatriptan With Telcagepant Versus Sumatriptan Alone)	Predose up to 150 minutes postdose of each treatment period (up to 10 weeks)	In each treatment period (1 through 4), duplicate readings of semi-recumbent blood pressure (BP) were completed using an automated blood pressure machine at predose, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, and 360 minutes postdose. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was calculated as follows: MAP = Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) + (0.33 \* Pulse Pressure \[PP\]) where PP = Systolic Blood Pressure \[SBP\] minus DBP. Only mean arterial pressure measurements up to and including 150 minutes postdose (including the predose measurement) were used to calculate the time-weighted averages. Time-weighted averages for each participant were obtained by calculating the area under the measurement-time curve of mean arterial pressure divided by the time period over which measurements were made (i.e. 150 minutes).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants Who Experienced an Adverse Event During the Study	up to 14 days after last dose of study drug (up to 10 weeks)	Participants were assessed throughout the study for adverse events. An adverse event was defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the product, whether or not considered related to the use of the product. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a preexisting condition which was temporally associated with the use of the product, was also an adverse event.
Number of Participants Who Were Discontinued From Any Study Period Due to an Adverse Event	up to 10 weeks	Participants were assessed throughout the study for adverse events. An adverse event was defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the product, whether or not considered related to the use of the product. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a preexisting condition which was temporally associated with the use of the product, was also an adverse event. The number of participants who were discontinued from the study due to adverse event was summarized.
Time-weighted Mean Arterial Pressure (Telcagepant Versus Placebo)	Predose up to 150 minutes postdose of each treatment period (up to 10 weeks)	In each treatment period (1 through 4), duplicate readings of semi-recumbent blood pressure (BP) were completed using an automated blood pressure machine at predose, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, and 360 minutes postdose. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was calculated as follows: MAP = Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) + (0.33 \* Pulse Pressure \[PP\]) where PP = Systolic Blood Pressure \[SBP\] minus DBP. Only mean arterial pressure measurements up to and including 150 minutes postdose (including the predose measurement) were used to calculate the time-weighted averages. Time-weighted averages for each participant were obtained by calculating the area under the measurement-time curve of mean arterial pressure divided by the time period over which measurements were made (i.e. 150 minutes).