Comparing Naproxen to Sumatriptan for Emergency Headache Patients

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Migraine, Tension-type Headache, Primary Headache Disorder

In brief

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 this study is to compare two medications, naproxen and sumatriptan, to determine which is better for the treatment of recurrent headache within 24 hours of emergency department discharge.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00449787

Run by

Montefiore Medical Center

People needed

401

Starts

2007-03-01

Expected to finish

2009-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Treated in the emergency department for acute primary headache

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• Columbia University Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
• Montefiore Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States

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