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Comparison of the effectiveness of morphine and ketorolac in the treatment of acute migraine attacks

Comparison of the effectiveness of morphine and ketorolac in the treatment of acute migraine attacks in patients referred to emergency department of imam khomeyni hospital of urmia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210129050168N1
Enrollment
70
Registered
2022-05-30
Start date
2022-05-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-06-27

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Conditions

acute migraine attack. Migraine

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Ketorolac will be injected intravenously as a single 30 mg dose. Intervention 2: Intervention group: morphine will be injected intravenously as a single 5 mg dose.

Sponsors

Oroumia University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: being at least 18 years old having a migraine history for at least 1 year having 2 -10 migraine attacks per month if the patient is receiving a prophylactic medication, they shouldn't have changed or interrupted it at least for the previous 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patient is allergic to the studied drugs Contraindications to the use of these drugs such as basilar migraine(migraine with brainstem aura) and hemiplegic migraine, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases, uncontrolled hypertension, ergotamine-containing drugs and monoamine oxidase inhibitors Blood dyscrasias Chronic painful diseases other than migraine Chronic hepatic, renal, and pulmonary failure Drug addiction Pregnancy Type 1 and 2 diabetes

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The effect of medication on reducing pain intensity based on visual analog scale (VAS) questionnaire. Timepoint: 0 minutes- 60 minutes -120 minutes. Method of measurement: Ten-point VAS questionnaire based on pain intensity.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Effects of headache on a person's quality of life and daily activities, and a score above 50 is nominated as a candidate for migraine. Timepoint: 0 minutes- 60 minutes -120 minutes. Method of measurement: A standard questionnaire to assess demographic characteristics and headache, including disability (test [HIT] -6).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMostafa Chenari

Oroumia University of Medical Sciences

mostafachenari@gmail.com+98 935 967 2989

Outcome results

None listed

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