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IV Dexketoprofen vs Placebo in Migranie Attack

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Migraine
Interventions
Other: Normal Saline
Registration Number
NCT02159547
Lead Sponsor
Akdeniz University
Brief Summary

H0 hypothesis: IV dexketoprofen is equivalent to placebo in ceasing migraine attack in emergency department.

H1 hypothesis: IV dexketoprofen is not equivalent (superior) to placebo in ceasing migraine attack in emergency department.

Detailed Description

Migraine attack is one of the most leading causes presentations to emergency department. Patients with migraine attack seek urgent care to cease their pain. There are so many interventions defined in the medical literature that can be used in migraine attacks. However, as a IV drug, dexketoprofen; little known whether IV dexketoprofen is superior to placebo or not. In the present study we aimed to determine the effects of IV dexketoprofen in migraine attack in emergency department.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
224
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients presented with headache who diagnosed as migraine attack according to the international headache society
Exclusion Criteria
  • denied to give inform concent, illiterate patients, chronic renal failure, taking NSAIDs during the last six hours, pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
normal slalineNormal Saline50 ml normal saline
DexketoprofenDexketoprofen50 mg intravenous dexketoprofen in 50 ml normal saline in 5 minutes infusion.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual Analogue Scale Change45 minutes

Change from baseline in Visual Analogue Scale, 100 mm, at 45th minutes. Visual Analogue Scale is measurement tool scoring tool between 0 (no pain) and 100 mm (worst pain). Minimum clinically significant change in pain score is 13 or 16 mm.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse Effects45th minutes

The adverse effects is being recorded to the study form after the study drugs are administered at the 45th minutes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Antalya Training and Govermental Hospital

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Antalya, Turkey

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