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IV Dexketoprofen vs Placebo in Migranie Attack

Study of Comparing Dexketoprofen to Placebo in Migraine Attack

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02159547
Enrollment
224
Registered
2014-06-10
Start date
2014-05-31
Completion date
2014-08-31
Last updated
2015-07-23

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Conditions

Migraine

Keywords

migraine, emergency department, dexketoprofen, placebo

Brief summary

H0 hypothesis: IV dexketoprofen is equivalent to placebo in ceasing migraine attack in emergency department. H1 hypothesis: IV dexketoprofen is not equivalent (superior) to placebo in ceasing migraine attack in emergency department.

Detailed description

Migraine attack is one of the most leading causes presentations to emergency department. Patients with migraine attack seek urgent care to cease their pain. There are so many interventions defined in the medical literature that can be used in migraine attacks. However, as a IV drug, dexketoprofen; little known whether IV dexketoprofen is superior to placebo or not. In the present study we aimed to determine the effects of IV dexketoprofen in migraine attack in emergency department.

Interventions

DRUGDexketoprofen

50 mg intravenous arveles in 50 ml saline in 5 minutes

OTHERNormal Saline

50 ml normal saline

Sponsors

Akdeniz University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* patients presented with headache who diagnosed as migraine attack according to the international headache society

Exclusion criteria

* denied to give inform concent, illiterate patients, chronic renal failure, taking NSAIDs during the last six hours, pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Visual Analogue Scale Change45 minutesChange from baseline in Visual Analogue Scale, 100 mm, at 45th minutes. Visual Analogue Scale is measurement tool scoring tool between 0 (no pain) and 100 mm (worst pain). Minimum clinically significant change in pain score is 13 or 16 mm.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adverse Effects45th minutesThe adverse effects is being recorded to the study form after the study drugs are administered at the 45th minutes.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Dexketoprofen
50 mg intravenous dexketoprofen in 50 ml normal saline in 5 minutes infusion. Dexketoprofen: 50 mg intravenous arveles in 50 ml saline in 5 minutes
112
Normal Slaline
50 ml normal saline Normal Saline: 50 ml normal saline
112
Total224

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicDexketoprofenNormal SlalineTotal
Age, Continuous36.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.1
37.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.7
36.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11
Region of Enrollment
Turkey
112 participants112 participants224 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
85 Participants83 Participants168 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
27 Participants29 Participants56 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 1120 / 112
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1120 / 112

Outcome results

Primary

Visual Analogue Scale Change

Change from baseline in Visual Analogue Scale, 100 mm, at 45th minutes. Visual Analogue Scale is measurement tool scoring tool between 0 (no pain) and 100 mm (worst pain). Minimum clinically significant change in pain score is 13 or 16 mm.

Time frame: 45 minutes

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
DexketoprofenVisual Analogue Scale Change55 units on a scale
Normal SlalineVisual Analogue Scale Change30 units on a scale
Secondary

Adverse Effects

The adverse effects is being recorded to the study form after the study drugs are administered at the 45th minutes.

Time frame: 45th minutes

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
DexketoprofenAdverse Effects0 participants
Normal SlalineAdverse Effects0 participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026