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Intravenous Metoclopramide Versus Dexketoprofen Trometamol Versus Metoclopramide+ Dexketoprofen Trometamol in Migraine

Registration Number
NCT04252521
Lead Sponsor
Adiyaman University Research Hospital
Brief Summary

Acute headache is one of the most common reasons for presentation to the emergency department (ED), accounting for 2-3% of all emergency visits. Migraine is a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by a moderate or severe headache, which is generally associated with nausea and/or sensitivity to light and sound, interfering with daily activities.

Detailed Description

Study objective: The objective of this study is to determine the analgesic efficacy and safety of intravenous, single-dose metoclopramide versus dexketoprofen trometamol versus metoclopramide+ dexketoprofen trometamol in patients presenting with acute migraine attack to the emergency department (ED).

Methods of Measurements:

This single-center, randomized, double-blind study will be conducted in a tertiary care ED. Eligible patients who met the migraine criteria of the International Headache Society will be randomized to receive 10 mg intravenous metoclopramide, 50 mg intravenous dexketoprofen trometamol, or 50 mg dexketoprofen trometamol + 10 mg metoclopramide.

Subjects reported pain intensity on both a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) (limited by 'no pain' and 'the worst pain') will be used for pain measurement at baseline, after 15 and 30 min. The primary outcome measure is the changes in the VAS scores at the 15th and 30th minutes of treatment. The secondary outcome measures are the presence of adverse effects and the requirement of rescue medicine.

Primary Data Analysis:

The study was planned as a superiority trial. The difference in the VAS values between the groups was assumed to detect 21.4 mm and the standard deviation (SD) value as 2.8 mm, and thus the minimum required the number of patients for each group was calculated as 27 at the alpha-critical value of 0.05 and power of 80%. All the analyses were implemented according to the intention to treat analysis. Differences between time intervals within groups and between groups and statistical significance were expressed by 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

-Patients aged 18 and over with acute headache who met the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Association (9) for the diagnosis of migraine

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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who refused to participate in the study
  • Patients that took any analgesic medication within six hours before presentation to ED Patients with any additional organic pathology (e.g., hypertension, hypoglycemia, chronic kidney failure, and intracranial masses) pregnant women hemodynamically unstable patients patients with an allergy to the drugs used in the study
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
dexketoprofen trometamoldexketoprofen trometamol50 mg dexketoprofen trometamol
metoclopramide+ dexketoprofen trometamolmetoclopramide+dexketoprofen trometamol10 mg metoclopramide+ 50 mg dexketoprofen trometamol
metoclopramidemetoclopramide10 mg metoclopramide
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of the intensity of pain15 minutes and 30 minutes after the study drug administered

Pain intense will be measured by 100 mm visual analog scale (Zero; no pain and 100 mm; the worst pain) after 15th and 30th minutes later after the study drug administered

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse events30 minutes after

30 minutes after the study drug administered

need to rescue medication30 minutes after

30 minutes after the study drug administered

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Adiyaman University Research Hospital

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Adıyaman, Central, Turkey

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