Headache in the Emergency Department (ED) - A Multi-Center Research Network to Optimize the ED Treatment of Migraines

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Migraine

In brief

Migraines are a specific type of headache that frequently recur and are very painful. Although there are many medications that are effective against migraines, none of these medications cure 100% of migraines. Another problem with migraines is that although many times they get better after intravenous (IV) treatment in the emergency room (ER), about 1/3 of the time migraines recur the next day. The purpose of this research project is to see if adding a medication called dexamethasone to standard ER therapy will help patients get better quicker and stay pain-free more often than if they receive placebo.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00122278

Run by

Montefiore Medical Center

People needed

205

Starts

2005-07-01

Expected to finish

2006-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Migraine with or without aura; probable migraine without aura

You may not qualify if…

• Secondary headache
• Allergy, contraindication or intolerance to study medication

Where it is running

• Columbia University Medical Center — Manhattan, New York, United States
• St. Lukes Hospital — New York, New York, United States
• Jacobi Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States

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