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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00505570
Date of registration: 20/07/2007
Primary sponsor: AGA Medical Corporation
Public title: PRIMA PFO Migraine Trial PRIMA
Scientific title: Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale In Migraine With Aura - A Randomized Prospective Study (Prima Trial)
Date of first enrolment: May 2006
Target sample size: 144
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00505570
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Countries of recruitment
Canada Germany Switzerland United Kingdom
Contacts
Name:   Prima Trial Steering Committee
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects who are age 18 to 65

- Subjects who have migraine headaches with aura diagnosed by a doctor

- Subjects who have not responded to or cannot take common migraine preventive
medications

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects with a clinical history of stroke

- Subjects who cannot take aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix)

- Subjects who are pregnant or desire to become pregnant within the next year



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Migraine
Migraine With Aura
Patent Foramen Ovale
PFO
Intervention(s)
Device: AMPLATZER® PFO Occluder Device
Primary Outcome(s)
Migraine headache frequency [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Responder rate; Acute migraine medication use; Quality of life evaluations; Effects of Anti-thrombotic medications; Adverse events; PFO Closure [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
AGA010E
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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