Efficacy of Sumatriptan With Naprosyn in Migraine With Aura

February 18, 2015 updated by: Mary Kay Betz, MS RPA-C, Dent Neurologic Institute

A Parallel Two Arm, Double Blinded Placebo Study, Examining the Efficacy of Sumatriptan With Naprosyn in the Treatment of Migraine With Aura

This is a double-blinded placebo study, examining the efficacy of Sumatriptan with Naprosyn in the treatment of migraine with aura.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Amherst, New York, United States, 14226
        • Recruiting
        • Dent Neurologic Institute
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Laszlo L Mechtler, M.D.

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 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must be 18 to 50 years of age, inclusive.
  • Patients will meet the International Headache Society (IHS) classification criteria for migraine with aura.
  • Subjects must carry the diagnosis of 1-2 migraine with aura per month for at least three months before study inclusion. and migraine with aura were included in the study
  • Subjects must have an onset of a visual aura that occurs 15-30 minutes before a migraine headache.
  • Subjects must be able to understand and complete a migraine diary.
  • Subjects must be able to distinguish a migraine with aura from other types of headache.
  • Subjects must be in generally good health as confirmed by medical and medication history, baseline physical and neurological exam and vital signs.
  • Female subjects must be either a) postmenopausal for one year, b)surgically sterile, c) practicing acceptable birth control for at least one month prior to screening and throughout study, or d) practicing abstinence and agree to continue same throughout study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who have a significant systemic disease other than migraine that is equally painful or more painful.
  • Subjects who have other progressive neurological disorders.
  • Subjects who have more than 8 migraines or 15 headache days per month.
  • Subjects who have previously taken Treximet and failed due to lack of efficacy or adverse side effects.
  • Subjects who carry the diagnosis of chronic tension type headache or cluster headache based on the International Headache Society criteria.
  • Subject should not have received any other investigative drug within 3 months prior to enrollment in the study.
  • Subject who have the diagnosis of seizure disorder, chronic daily headache, uncontrolled hypertension, cardiovascular disease, history of stroke, basilar or hemiplegic migraine, hepatic disease, or active peptic ulcer disease.
  • Subjects currently taking or in 3 months prior to study, use of prophylactic migraine medications.
  • Subjects who have a known allergy to Sumatriptan or Naprosyn.
  • Subjects who in the opinion of Dr. Mechtler have a condition for which they should not be enrolled in the study.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: 1
Placebo taken at onset of aura associated with migraine.
Drug: placebo
Subjects will be randomized before treatment. Subjects will take one sumatriptan 85mg/naprosyn 500mg tablets (Treximet) or placebo at onset of a migraine aura. Dose to be repeated at 2 hours if no effect in preventing onset of migraine pain.
Active Comparator: 2
Sumatriptan with naprosyn taken at onset of aura associated with migraine.
Drug: sumatriptan with naprosyn
Subjects will be randomized before treatment. Subjects will take one sumatriptan 85mg/naprosyn 500mg tablets (Treximet) or placebo at onset of a migraine aura. Dose to be repeated at 2 hours if no effect in preventing onset of migraine pain.
Other Names:
  • Treximet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Primary outcome measure will be comparative percentage of patients pain free at 2 and 4 hours from initiating treatment with placebo vs treatment with Treximet (sumatriptan with naprosyn).
Time Frame: 2 and 4 hours
2 and 4 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Secondary outcomes will be percentage of patients with pain relief at 2 and 4 hours.
Time Frame: 2 and 4 hours
2 and 4 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Dent Neurologic Institute

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Laszlo L Mechtler, MD, Dent Neurologic Institute

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

October 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 4, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

May 6, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 19, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 18, 2015

Last Verified

February 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 113010

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