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Effect of preventive treatment with atogepant on quality of life, daily functioning, and headache impact across the spectrum of migraine: Findings from three double-blind, randomized, phase 3 trials

Gottschalk C, Gandhi P, Pozo-Rosich P, Christie S, Tassorelli C, Stokes J, Liu Y, Luo L et al.

Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess the effects of preventive migraine treatment with atogepant vs. placebo on patient-reported quality of life and functioning.

METHODS: Analyses of patient-reported outcomes from three 12-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating preventive migraine treatment with atogepant 60 mg once-daily: ADVANCE (low-frequency episodic migraine [LFEM], 4-8 monthly migraine days [MMDs] and high-frequency episodic migraine [HFEM], 8-14 MMDs), PROGRESS (chronic migraine, CM) and ELEVATE (episodic migraine in those previously failed by two to four classes of oral preventive treatments).

RESULTS: Least squares mean differences (95% confidence interval (CI)) in change from baseline were greater (p < 0.05) for atogepant vs. placebo for Migraine-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire Role Function-Restrictive domain scores at week 12 (ADVANCE: LFEM 12.0 (95% CI = 6.0-18.0), HFEM 9.9 (95% CI = 3.4-16.4); PROGRESS: 6.2 (95% CI = 2.5-9.8); ELEVATE: 17.7 (95% CI = 13.1-22.3)), for Headache Impact Test-6 total scores at week 12 (ADVANCE: LFEM -4.7 (95% CI = -6.7 to -2.7); HFEM -3.4 (95% CI = -5.5 to -1.2); PROGRESS: -2.8 (95% CI = -4.1 to -1.4); ELEVATE: -6.5 (95% CI = -8.3 to -4.7)) and for Activity Impairment in Migraine-Diary-Performance of Daily Activities scores across 12 weeks (ADVANCE: LFEM -2.3 (95% CI = -3.9 to -0.7), HFEM -4.5 (95% CI = -6.9 to -2.2); PROGRESS: -3.4 (95% CI = -5.3 to -1.5); ELEVATE: -4.7 (95% CI = -6.4 to -3.1)).

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