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Randomized controlled Trial on the effectiveness of metoclopramide alone or in combination with ketoprofene, versus ketoprofene in acute migraine of child - Trial on metoclopramide and ketoprofene in acute migraine of childhood

Randomized controlled Trial on the effectiveness of metoclopramide alone or in combination with ketoprofene, versus ketoprofene in acute migraine of child - Trial on metoclopramide and ketoprofene in acute migraine of childhood

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2008-002086-31-IT
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2008-04-29
Start date
2008-01-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2012-03-19

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

Conditions

Acute Migraine in childhood MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10027599 Term: Migraine

Interventions

Product Name: Metoclopramide Pharmaceutical Form: Oral drops, solution INN or Proposed INN: Metoclopramide Concentration unit: mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre Concentration type: equal Concentration num

Sponsors

ISTITUTO PER L'INFANZIA BURLO GAROFOLO
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: After obtainance of informed consensus from legal tutors of child, all the children between 6 and 17 years with cephalea responding to migraine criteria (see attached) and presenting in Emergency room in the next two years, will be enrolled, with a extimation of 120 patients at the end of the study. Are the trial subjects under 18? yes Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Occuring migraine still treated. Informed consensus not obtained. Emiplegic migraine.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary Objective: Evaluation of failures and necessity of rescue treatment after 2 hours and after 24 hours.;Primary end point(s): Comparison of remission time of acute migraine among the three arms of the study.;Main Objective: This is a randomized double blind trial with the aim to estimate the effectiveness of 3 therapeutic regimes per os on migraine pain: a) metoclopramide 0,15 mg/kg + placebo b) metoclopramide 0,15 mg/kg + ketoprofene 1 mg/kg c) placebo + ketoprofene 1 mg/kg. Intensity of pain will be measured with lineare 1-10 scale or analogic McGrath type scale every 20 min. The main objective is the evaluation of healing times from the pain in the 3 groups.

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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