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A clinical trial to study the beneficial effects of drug memantine for the prevention of migraine headache

Evaluation of Memantine for migraine prophylaxis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/11/004172
Enrollment
60
Registered
2013-11-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- migraine Health Condition 2: G439- Migraine, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Memantine: memantine tablets, 10 mg once daily, orally for 6 months Control Intervention1: Placebo pills: sugar pills looking like interventional drug, as tablets, given once daily,

Sponsors

SRM University
Lead Sponsor
SRM University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with of migraine as assessed by International Headache Society (IHS) criteria, for at least 6 months before screening patients with between 3 and 12 migraines but no more than 15 headache days Patients willing to give consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients having headaches other than migraine, episodic tension, or sinus headaches. If headaches failed to respond to more than 2 adequate previous regimens of migraine preventive medications Medication overuse headache Pregnant/breast feeding women Severe medical illness renal insufficiency Hypersensitivity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
improvement in migraine assessed by Headache frequency and severity monitored with headache diary Timepoint: at the end of each month for 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of migraine ( MIDAS - Migraine Disability Assessment Test ) Duration ( Duration of migraine) No of days in a month requiring rescue medication Quality of life (MSQ - Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire ) Timepoint: at the end of each month for 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr S Sundar

SRM University

drkranthi10@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026