The FreMRI Study: Advanced MRI on Migraine Patients Treated With Fremanezumab

Summary

The goal of this open-label, single-blind, controlled-trial is to evaluate brain changes evaluated with diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and functional MRI in patients with high-frequency episodic migraine and chronic migraine that will be treated with Fremanezumab, 12 weeks after the treatment onset, compared with the baseline. Type of study: Phase IV clinical trial Participant population: high-frequency episodic migraine and chronic migraine. Participants will be treated with Fremanezumab.

Timeline

Start

2023-03-01

Primary completion

2024-10-01

Completion

2025-01-01

Publications

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