Clinical trial NCT06992674: The R-E-V-I-V-A-L Study
Official title: A Placebo Controlled, National, Multi-center, Randomized Clinical Trial of Rimegepant for Vestibular Migraine Evaluation: The REVIVAL Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Vestibular Migraine
Lead sponsor: Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-05-28
Enrollment: 240
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Vestibular migraine (VM) is one of the most common vestibular disorders, affecting 1.0% to 2.7% of the general population1, 7% of patients with definite migranous vertigo in dizziness clinics2, as well as 10.3% of VM patients in headache clinics3; 65% to 85% of VM patients are female1. Despite the relative prevalence of vestibular migraine, evidence-based medicine remains scarce. Two Cochrane reviews published in 2023 found that there is almost no evidence to support the use of medications for the acute treatment or preventive treatment of VM4,5.

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has been established as an excellent target for the treatment of migraine. Animal studies suggest a link between CGRP and vestibular disorders. A prospective observational cohort study found that monoclonal antibodies targeting CGRP receptors and ligands were very effective for vestibular migraine (VM), with 90% of participants experiencing at least a 50% reduction in vertigo attacks6. A small-scale prospective randomized controlled trial showed that a monoclonal antibody targeting a CGRP ligand significantly reduced the number of dizziness days per month in VM patients compared to placebo7. The efficacy of CGRP small molecule antagonists for the preventive and acute treatment of migraines has been widely recognized8,9. Therefore, we speculate that Rimegepant is effective for the preventive and acute treatment of vestibular migraine.

By focusing on a large sample RCT, our study can offer new evidence-based treatment options for patients with vestibular migraine. This is crucial, as many patients with vestibular migraine may not respond well to conventional migraine treatments. Our findings could guide clinicians in choosing more effective therapeutic strategies.

Specifically in acute treatment of vestibular migraine, triptans have failed to show superiority when compared to placebo in treatment vestibular migraine symptoms10. Prochlorperazine, a vestibular sedative, is widely used for acute treatment of vestibular migraine but is known to chronify symptoms11. Should rimegepant demonstrate superiority to placebo in this study, rimegepant could potentially become the first-line treatment for vestibular migraine across the world.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female aged 18 to 75 years
* Documentation of a VM diagnosis according to the Barany Society/ ICHD-31
* More than 4 definite dizzy days per month in the 3 months prior to screen

  ≥1 prior preventive treatment failure
* E-diary compliance ≥ 80% during observational phase

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women, lactating women, or reluctance to use approved contraception during study participation;
* There is a condition or abnormality that the investigator believes will affect the safety of the patients or the quality of the data;
* Allergic to the ingredients of Remeipine sulfate or sulfate;
* Previous treatment with remejepam;
* History of ear surgery (except for ear tube surgery);
* Other vestibular diagnoses (excluding treated benign paroxysmal positional vertigo BPPV). Including Meniere's disease, superior semicircular canal prolapse syndrome, vestibular neuritis, persistent postural perceptual vertigo, unilateral or bilateral loss of vestibular function, cerebellar or brainstem disease, multiple sclerosis or sea sickness;
* Failure of more than 2 preventive migraine drugs;
* Previous or current treatment with CGRP drugs;
* History of serious medical or mental illness (including significant coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, kidney disease, liver disease, Raynaud's disease, uncontrollable mental illness, or past psychiatric hospitalization, at the discretion of the treating physician);
* A history of mania, psychosis, or suicidal ideation;
* Acceptable if no more than two drugs for migraine prevention (prescribed specifically for this purpose) are used and the dose has stabilized for 2 months before the start of the study;
* History of drug or alcohol abuse based on the subject's medical record or self-reported report within 12 months before the screening period;
* Bototoxin (e. g., Dysport®, ®, Xeomin®, Myobloc®, and JeuveauTM) for the head, face, or neck during the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Moderate/Severe vestibular symptom days
timeFrame: from baseline to weeks 12-16
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Moderate/Severe vestibular symptom days
timeFrame: every 4 weeks during the 12-week treatment period compared to baseline
measure: the number of vestibular symptom attacks
timeFrame: every 4 weeks compared to baseline over the 12-week treatment period
measure: MMD
timeFrame: every 4 weeks compared to baseline over the 12-week treatment period
measure: MIDAS
timeFrame: from baseline to week 16
measure: percentage reduction in moderate/severe vestibular symptom days
timeFrame: from baseline to weeks 12-16
measure: DHI
timeFrame: from baseline to week 16
measure: VADL
timeFrame: from baseline to week 16
measure: PHQ-9
timeFrame: from baseline to week 16
measure: GAD-7
timeFrame: from baseline to week 16
measure: PGIC
timeFrame: from baseline to week 16
measure: MSQ
timeFrame: from baseline to week 16
Other outcomes:
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