Corticosteroids for Acute Migraine in the Emergency Department

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-09-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is an emergency department based randomized trial in which we compare two different treatment for migraine headache. The goal is to decrease the number of headache days during the week after ED discharge.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Methylprednisolone; Methylprednisolone Acetate; Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; Metoclopramide; Prednisolone; Prednisolone acetate; Prednisolone hemisuccinate; Prednisolone phosphate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Migraine without aura criteria (International Classification of Headache Disorders 3B )

• Headache rated as moderate or severe in intensity

Exclusion Criteria:

• Concern for secondary cause of headache

• Contra-indications to investigational medications