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To compare safety and efficacy of propranolol with flunarizine in adult patients suffering from migraine as prophylactic drugs.

Randomised controlled trial to compare safety and efficacy of propranolol with flunarizine in adult patients suffering from migraine as prophylactic drugs

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053593
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-06-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G438- Other migraine

Interventions

Intervention1: Tablet Propranolol 40mg: Tablet Propranolol was started with 40mg/day for first 5 days and increased to 40mg twice a day respectively for 2months Control Intervention1: Tablet Flunari

Sponsors

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients willing to give consent. 2) Male and female outpatients between 18-65 years of age with documented history of migraine (with or without aura) acc. to HIS criteria. 3) Duration of at least 3 months. 4) Frequency of two or more migraine headache per month. 5) Currently not on any prophylactic medication in the last 1 month. 6) Patientsâ?? ability to fill a reliable headache diary successfully.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients refusing to give consent. 2) 65 of age with non-migrainous headache. 3) Pregnant and Lactating women. 23 | P a g e 4) Patients with h/o asthma, diabetes, renal, cardiovascular, liver, neoplastic disease, neurological and mental disorders are excluded. 5) Active alcohol users. 6) Patients allergic or with known contraindications to any of study drugs. 7) Patients who have already taken either of the above-mentioned migraine prophylactic drugs. 8) Previous unresponsiveness to more than two antimigraine prophylactic drugs. 9) NCCT Head suggesting of any other disease except migraine i.e., abnormal fundus etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
reduction in frequency intensity and severity of migraine attacksTimepoint: at baseline at 4 weeks and at 8 weeks from date of enrollment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to evaluate safety profile to both drugsTimepoint: at baseline at 4 weeks and at 8 weeks from date of enrollment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrAtal Sood

DR. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra at Tanda

abhishek22313@gmail.com7018800132

Outcome results

None listed

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