Corticosteroids for Acute Migraine in the Emergency Department

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Migraine

In brief

This is an emergency department based randomized trial in which we compare two different treatment for migraine headache. The goal is to decrease the number of headache days during the week after ED discharge.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02847494

Run by

Montefiore Medical Center

People needed

220

Starts

2016-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-08

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Migraine without aura criteria (International Classification of Headache Disorders 3B )
• Headache rated as moderate or severe in intensity

You may not qualify if…

• Concern for secondary cause of headache
• Contra-indications to investigational medications

Where it is running

• Montefiore Medical Center--Einstein — The Bronx, New York, United States
• Montefiore Medical Center-Moses — The Bronx, New York, United States

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