Comparing Naproxen to Sumatriptan for Emergency Headache Patients
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
2/3 of patients discharged from an emergency department after treatment for an acute headache
will still be bothered by headache within 24 hours of emergency department (ED) treatment.
The goal of this study is to compare two medications, naproxen and sumatriptan, to determine
which is better for the treatment of recurrent headache within 24 hours of emergency
department discharge.