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Comparison of the therapeutic effects of levetiracetam and sodium valproate on the containment of migraine headaches

Phase 4
Conditions
52 patients suffering from migraine were evenly assigned to two groups of A (receivers of sodium valproate) and B (receivers of levetiracetam). Patients of both groups visited the hospital in three mo
Levetiracetam
sodium valproate
migraine headaches
Registration Number
TCTR20161213001
Lead Sponsor
Azad Islamic University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending (Not yet recruiting)
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
52
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria included: diagnosis of migraine based on the criteria of International Headache Society, 6 months of migraine attacks with auras, and no history of diseases that are compounded with headaches, consumption of prophylaxis for migraine in last 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

drugs leading to headaches including Nitrogen compounds, oral contraceptive pills and alcohol. Patients who were not interested in the study, or the prescribed medicine was not effective in them, were discarded from the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
migraine 3 months after the end of intervention visual Analog Scale
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
headache reduction 3 months after the end of intervention visual Analog Scale
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