GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder Migraine Clinical Study

Last updated: June 5, 2026
Sponsor: W.L.Gore & Associates
Overall Status: Terminated

Phase

N/A

Condition

Pain (Pediatric)

Chronic Pain

Migraine (Pediatric)

Treatment

Sham device PFO closure

Actual device PFO closure

Thienopyridine (clopidogrel or prasugrel)

Clinical Study ID

NCT04100135
GSO 17-03
  • Ages 18-55
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Multi-center, prospective, randomized, placebo- and sham-controlled study to evaluate the GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder for migraine headache relief

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject is 18-55 years of age at the screening visit.

  2. Subject is willing and capable of complying with the study protocol requirements,including the specified follow-up period, and can be contacted by telephone.

  3. Subject signed an Informed Consent Form prior to study participation.

  4. Subject's symptoms meet International Classification of Headache Disorders - 3 (ICHD-3) Diagnostic Criteria for migraine with or without aura.

  5. Subject has at least one year of migraine symptom duration.

  6. Subject had migraine onset younger than 50 years of age.

  7. Subject has more than one migraine headache day per week on average by history -headache day defined as: headache that meets ICHD-3 criteria for migraine orprobable migraine with or without aura and lasts at least four hours oradministration of acute medication before four hours (regardless of clinicalresponse to acute medication).

  8. Subject has tried and failed at least two preventive medications at adequate dosagefor an adequate duration, in the judgement of the study site neurologist, and befrom two separate classifications of the following classes of drugs:antidepressants, antihypertensive, anticonvulsant, onabotulinumtoxin A, CGRPinhibitors or other treatments with at least one positive randomizedplacebo-controlled trial (See APPENDIX A).

  9. Subject must exhibit stable dosage on their preventive migraine medication for atleast two months prior to the screening visit and agree to continue preventivemedication at current dosage throughout the duration of the study.

  10. Female subjects are currently not pregnant, breastfeeding or lactating and notplanning pregnancy during their participation in the study.

  11. Female subjects capable of becoming pregnant agree to use birth control orabstinence during their participation in the study.

  12. Presence of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), as determined initially by positive bubblestudy utilizing Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) or transesophagealechocardiography (TEE), demonstrating right-to-left shunting.

  13. Subject is willing to complete daily electronic migraine headache log.

  14. Subject is not planning surgery during their participation the study.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject is currently enrolled in any pre-approval investigational study. (Does notapply to long-term post-market studies unless participation might interfereclinically with the RELIEF endpoints.)

  2. Subject has known organic issues which may cause headaches (e.g., temporo-mandibularjoint, brain tumor, cervical spinal issues, known seizure disorder, etc.).

  3. Subjects with hemicrania continua, post-traumatic headache, or other trigeminalautonomic cephalalgia secondary headache disorders.

  4. Subject has known hypersensitivity or contraindication to thienopyridines.

  5. Subject is currently taking a P2Y12 inhibitor (See APPENDIX B).

  6. Subject has need for chronic oral anticoagulation therapy (e.g., atrialfibrillation, mechanical heart valve, etc.) (See APPENDIX B).

  7. Subject has need for chronic antiplatelet therapy.

  8. Subject has need for daily use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (See APPENDIX B).

  9. Subject has a history of thrombocytopenia within one year, or platelet count <100,000 mm3 identified during the screening phase.

  10. Subject has severe hepatic impairment with reduced synthetic function as documentedby prolongation of PT/PTT or total bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dL identified during thescreening phase.

  11. Subject has any history of stroke, TIA, or intracranial hemorrhage.

  12. Subject has previously implanted pacemaker, IVC filter, PFO closure device, ASDclosure device, left atrial appendage closure device OR any cardiac surgical orinterventional history which, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude themfrom study participation.

  13. Subject has documented right-to-left shunt source in addition to PFO, such aspulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

  14. Subject used opioids, marijuana (medical or recreational) or butalbital-containingmedications for acute migraine headache treatment four or more times per month onaverage within the past six months.

  15. Subject abuses alcohol and/or drugs in the opinion of the Investigator.

  16. Subject is unable to understand the study requirements or has a history ofnon-compliance with medical advice.

  17. Subject has a history of clinically significant bleeding within six months of thescreening visit, any active bleeding, or active peptic ulcer disease.

  18. Subject has an uncontrolled arrhythmia or, if on therapy, within the past 90 dayshas evidence of arrhythmia control failure (e.g., supraventricular tachycardia whileunder rate control or atrial fibrillation while under rhythm control).

  19. Subject has elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) which, in the opinion ofthe implanting physician, precludes safe defect closure.

  20. Subject has uncontrolled systemic hypertension at the time of screening, in theopinion of the investigator.

  21. In the opinion of the Investigator, patient has anatomic criteria identified duringthe screening evaluation and/or the screening echocardiogram that are unfavorablefor successful placement of the GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder.

  22. Subject has active infection at the time of screening that cannot be treated.

Study Design

Total Participants: 7
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Sham device PFO closure
Phase:
Study Start date:
February 05, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
August 15, 2024

Connect with a study center

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona 85054
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCLA Health

    Los Angeles, California 90095
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Research Institute

    Santa Barbara, California 93105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • South Denver Cardiology

    Denver, Colorado 80120
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical Center of the Rockies

    Loveland, Colorado 80538
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale University School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut 06510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mercy One Iowa Heart Center

    West Des Moines, Iowa 50314
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Kentucky Research Foundation

    Lexington, Kentucky 40536
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02114
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Michigan Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University at Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York 14203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • SJH Cardiology Associates

    Liverpool, New York 13088
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina 29425
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Aurora St Luke's Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

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