Overview

Comparing Naproxen to Sumatriptan for Emergency Headache Patients

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2009-07-01

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

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.

Phase:

Phase 4

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Montefiore Medical Center

Treatments:

Naproxen
Sumatriptan

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Treated in the emergency department for acute primary headache

Exclusion Criteria:

- Allergy, intolerance, or contra-indication to one of the study medications