Intravenous Fluid for Pediatric Migraine in the Emergency Department

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of intravenous fluid (0.9% sodium chloride and water) alone on headache pain in children with migraine visiting the Emergency Department.

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Alberta

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of migraine or probable migraine (with or without aura) per the International Classification of Headache Disorders (2nd edition)

• Visiting the Emergency Department for migraine treatment

• Emergency Department physician has chosen to administer intravenous medication

• Has taken usual therapy at home or at least one does of either ibuprofen or acetaminophen in the Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other probable cause for headache (e.g. ventriculoperitoneal shunt, neoplasm, intracranial cyst)

• Head trauma causing loss of consciousness within 1 week of presentation

• Fever (temperature > 38.5 oC)

• Signs or symptoms of meningitis