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Efficasy of cinnarizine in the prophylaxis of migraine headache

Cinnarizine versus placebo in pediatric migraine prophylaxis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201107216907N2
Enrollment
68
Registered
2013-01-15
Start date
2012-09-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

migraine. migraine

Interventions

Intervention 1: cinnarizine tablet 0.6 - 1.5 mg/kg for patient weight under 30 kg and 50mg daily for patient greater than 30kg (3 months ) . Intervention 2: placebo tablet 0.6 - 1.5 mg/kg for patient
Prevention
Placebo
cinnarizine tablet 0.6 - 1.5 mg/kg for patient weight under 30 kg and 50mg daily for patient greater than 30kg (3 months ) .
placebo tablet 0.6 - 1.5 mg/kg for patient weight under 30kg and 50mg for patient greater than 30kg ,daily, (3 months )

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with migraine (with or without aura), diagnosed according to the International Headache society criteria. 2. Patients who had one or more migraine attack per week ; or sever dysfunction in daily and school activities during prospective baseline phase. 3. Headaches must not relate to any known structural brain lesion or other systemic conditions. Exclusion criteria: 1. Chronic headache, complications of migraine or other migraine variant. 2. Children and adolescents with Focal neurologic deficit. 3. History of diagnosed sensitivity to cinnarizine . 4. Patients who showed sever adverse effect to the study treatment drugs (in the double-blind phase of the study). 5. Serious comorbidities (hepatic, renal, cardiovascular or thyroid disease). 6. Patients who took prophylactic therapy for migraine within 4 weeks before study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of headache. Timepoint: monthly. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Severity of headache. Timepoint: monthly. Method of measurement: questionnaire( VAS).;Duration of attack. Timepoint: monthly. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse effects of cinnarizine. Timepoint: each time during the study. Method of measurement: ask from participants and parents.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Soodeh Salehi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

dr.salehi_79@yahoo.com+98 21 6693 5848

Outcome results

None listed

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