Status:

COMPLETED

Comparing Naproxen to Sumatriptan for Emergency Headache Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Montefiore Medical Center

Conditions:

Migraine

Tension-type Headache

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

2/3 of patients discharged from an emergency department after treatment for an acute headache will still be bothered by headache within 24 hours of emergency department (ED) treatment. The goal of thi...

Detailed Description

Two-thirds of the five million headache patients who present to US emergency departments (ED) annually are suffering an acute exacerbation of a primary headache disorder. Of these acute primary headac...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Treated in the emergency department for acute primary headache

Exclusion

  • Allergy, intolerance, or contra-indication to one of the study medications

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

401 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00449787

Start Date

March 1 2007

End Date

July 1 2009

Last Update

May 31 2018

Active Locations (2)

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Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10032

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Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467

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