Prospective Survey of Menstrual Migraine & Prevention With Eletriptan

July 1, 2011 updated by: University of Pittsburgh

Assessment and Prevention of Menstrual Migraine: Phase 1-prospective Survey of Self-identified Menstrual Migraine. Phase 2-prevention of Menstrual Migraine With Relpax

Women are followed prospectively for 3 months, recording headaches, other symptoms, and menstrual periods. Those with menstrual migraine are treated perimenstrually with eletriptan for 3 months.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Women are followed prospectively for 3 months, recording headaches, other symptoms, and menstrual periods. Those with menstrual migraine are treated perimenstrually with eletriptan for 3 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

71

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15206
        • University of Pittsburgh

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 18-45 healthy menstruating female

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cardiac or other conditions precluding use of eletriptan

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Mean Headache Index Score Among Patients
Time Frame: baseline to approximately three months
Headache index is an average headache severity score recorded using a 0-10 severity scale recorded 4 times daily. Scores are averaged to produce an average severity score which can range between 0 (no headaches) to 10 (always a maximum severity headache). Change in headache activity was evaluated by comparing mean severity scores during the 3 months pre-intervention are compared with 3 months of preventive therapy
baseline to approximately three months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Collaborators

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 26, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

November 29, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 4, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 1, 2011

Last Verified

June 1, 2011

More Information

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