Open AccessCalcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist ubrogepant for the treatment of acute migraine
Author(s) -
Zizhen Zhang,
Yunfeng Shu,
Yun Diao,
Yang Du,
Lizhi Chen,
Ying Liu,
Bo Du
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000024741
Subject(s) - medicine , migraine , placebo , cochrane library , odds ratio , adverse effect , phonophobia , nausea , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , calcitonin gene related peptide , migraine treatment , receptor , alternative medicine , pathology , aura , neuropeptide
Background: The objective of this study is to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist ubrogepant for the treatment of acute migraine. Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of ubrogepant for treatment of acute migraine were identified in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library from database establishment to June 2020; we also searched ClinicalTrials.gov manually during the same period. Then, RevMan 5.3 software was used to perform a meta-analysis on each outcome measure. Results: A total of 5 RCTs involving 4903 patients were included; there were 3358 cases in the ubrogepant group and 1545 cases in the placebo group. The meta-analysis showed the following results: at 2 hours postdose, the percentages of participants reporting pain relief and the absence of photophobia, nausea, and phonophobia were significantly higher in the ubrogepant group than in the placebo group (odds ratio [OR] = 1.71, 95%CI: 1.48–1.97, P < .00001; OR = 1.33, 95%CI: 1.22–1.45, P < .00001; OR = 1.07, 95%CI: 1.03–1.11, P = .0006; OR = 1.21, 95%CI: 1.14–1.28, P < .00001). The incidence of common adverse events was similar between the 2 groups ( P > .05). Conclusion: Ubrogepant is effective and safe for the treatment of acute migraine. Registration number: PROSPERO CRD42019145286.