Trial on Metoclopramide and Ketoprofen in Acute Migraine of Childhood

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This is a Randomized double blind trial with the aim to estimate the effectiveness of 3 therapeutic regimes per os on migraine pain: - metoclopramide 0,15 mg/kg + placebo - metoclopramide 0,15 mg/Kg + ketoprofen 1 mg/kg - ketoprofen 1 mg/Kg + placebo Intensity of pain will be measured with linear 1-10 scale or analogic McGrath type scale every 20 min. The main objective is the evaluation of...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Metoclopramide Alone or in Combination With Ketoprofen in Acute Migraine of Child”

This is a Randomized double blind trial with the aim to estimate the effectiveness of 3 therapeutic regimes per os on migraine pain: - metoclopramide 0,15 mg/kg + placebo - metoclopramide 0,15 mg/Kg + ketoprofen 1 mg/kg - ketoprofen 1 mg/Kg + placebo

Intensity of pain will be measured with linear 1-10 scale or analogic McGrath type scale every 20 min.

The main objective is the evaluation of healing times from pain in the 3 groups

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Study Primary Completion Date: December 2009

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: metoclopramide
    • metoclopramide 0,15 mg/kg
  • Drug: placebo
    • placebo per os
  • Drug: ketoprofen
    • ketoprofen 1 mg/Kg

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Experimental: 1
    • metoclopramide 0,15 mg/kg and Ketoprofen 1 mg/Kg per os in single dose
  • Active Comparator: 2
    • metoclopramide 0,15 mg/Kg + placebo per os
  • Active Comparator: 3
    • ketoprofen 1 mg/Kg and placebo in single dose

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • evaluation of healing times from pain in the 3 groups
    • Time Frame: 2 hours
      Safety Issue?: Yes

Secondary Measures

  • comparison of percentage of healing from acute migraine and of relapses of pain in the three arms of trial
    • Time Frame: 2 and 24 hours respectively
      Safety Issue?: Yes
  • need of a rescue drug for lack of effect in every arms of the trial
    • Time Frame: 2 hours and 24 hours for relapses
      Safety Issue?: Yes

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children 6-17 years old with migraine presenting in emergency room

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Informed consensus not obtained
  • Occurring migraine still treated
  • Hemiplegic migraine

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 6 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 17 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Other

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Edoardo Guglia, MD Principal Investigator IRCCS Burlo Garofolo  

Overall Contact: Edoardo Guglia, MD +390403785373 edigugl@gmail.com

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00557544

Study ID Number: rc 32/07

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00557544

Health Authority: Italy: Ethics Committee

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