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Iron therapy in migraine headache

The effect of Iron therapy on severity and frequency of migraine headaches of 15-45 year old patients with iron deficiency

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201107117004N1
Enrollment
90
Registered
2011-10-29
Start date
2011-08-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Migraine. Migraine

Interventions

Intervention 1: in negative balance of iron group will receive 400 mg/day valproate Na in all periods (45 days each period) and iron sulfate (50mg/day) in second period of the study. Intervention 2: i
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in negative balance of iron group will receive 400 mg/day valproate Na in all periods (45 days each period) and iron sulfate (50mg/day) in second period of the study.
in iron deficiency anemia group will receive 400 mg/day valproate Na in all periods (45 days each period) and iron sulfate (50mg/day) in second period of the study.
in normal level of iron group will receive 400 mg/day valproate Na in all periods (45 days each period) and iron sulfate (50mg/day) in second period of the study.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria: ?Female Patients having migraine; age between 15 to 45 years; the first group with negative balance of iron; the second group with iron deficiency; third group with normal level of iron. (Patients with the following characters will be considered as iron deficiency (MCHC360µg/dl, MCH<27pg/d,Hb<10g/dl, HCT). Patients with feritin less than 20 microgram in liter will be considered as negative balance of iron.) Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy, lactation, using psychiatric, OTC or other sexual hormones, having systemic illness such as hypertension, asthma.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of headache attacks. Timepoint: three periods of 15 days. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Severity of headache attacks. Timepoint: three periods of 15 days. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Ferritin. Timepoint: At the beginning and at the end of the study. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods.;Blood iron. Timepoint: At the beginning and at the end of the study. Method of measurement: laboratory methods.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahmoud Rafieian

SHahrekord University of Medical Sciences

rafieian@skums.ac.ir+98 38 1334 6692

Outcome results

None listed

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