- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05983354
Oral Medications for the Management of Acute Migraine Headache in the Emergency Department
Oral v. Parenteral Medications for the Emergency Management of Acute Migraine: a Pilot Randomized Control Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Objectives
The planned study is a pilot study designed to assess the feasibility of our recruitment and data collection strategy. The primary feasibility outcome will be recruitment rate, which is defined as the proportion of eligible patients approached who are successfully recruited over the proposed 6-month pilot study period. Our secondary feasibility outcomes are (a) proportion of eligible patients approached and (b) rate of attrition during the study period.
Our preliminary primary outcome will be improvement in pain from baseline to 60 minutes after medication administration using the visual analogue scale (Bijur et al. 2008). Preliminary secondary outcomes will include headache relief and freedom from headache at 2 h, the need for rescue medication, ED length of stay and return to ED within 24h of discharge. The frequency of adverse effects, including gastrointestinal upset, patient-reported restlessness or dystonic reaction and fatigue, will be assessed.
Design
In this parallel, noninferiority, double-blind randomised control pilot study, eligible patients presenting to the emergency department with a chief complaint of headache will be randomly assigned with an allocation ratio of 1:1 to receive one of 2 treatments: intravenous ketorolac (10 mg) and metoclopramide (10 mg) v. oral ibuprofen (400 mg) and metoclopramide (10 mg). Dosing was selected to reflect the lowest effective doses recommended for emergency department management of migraine headaches (Friedman et al. 2011, Motov et al. 2017). The study will last 6 months at which time it will stop.
Study population
Patients between the ages of 18 and 64 presenting to the ED with a chief complaint of headache will be eligible to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria include vomiting or inability to tolerate oral medications at the time of medication administration, focal neurologic symptoms, head trauma within 14 days, history of renal disease, contraindication to NSAIDs including pregnancy or concurrent use of blood thinners, hypersensitivity reaction to any of the study medications, or >15 headache days per month.
Study procedures
Treatment will be assigned using a random number generator. Contents of treatment, which will be identical in appearance, will be known only to the research pharmacist and this information will be stored remotely from the ED. Administering nurses and treating physicians will be blind to the treatment group, as will patients and research assistants collecting outcome data.
Data collection
Data will be collected using patient interviews immediately prior to medication administration and repeated at 1 and 2 hours after medication administration. A chart review will then be conducted to check for return visits within 24 h of ED discharge.
Enrolment:
Based on sample size calculations, 55 patients will be enrolled.
Statistical procedures:
Primary and secondary feasibility outcomes will be reported as the proportion of patients approached who were recruited, proportion of eligible patients approached and the proportion who withdrew consent during the study period +/- 95% CI.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Robert Ohle, MBBCh
- Phone Number: 7095 (705) 523-7100
- Email: robert.ohle@gmail.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Caitlin Dmitriew, MD
- Email: cdmitriew@nosm.ca
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Presentation to emergency department with headache
Exclusion Criteria:
- Vomiting or unable to tolerate PO at tie of med admin
- Focal neurologic symptoms
- Head trauma within 14d
- Pregnancy
- Concurrent use of blood thinners
- Hypersensitivity reaction to any of the study medications
- >14 HA days per month
Study Plan
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 |
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Experimental: Oral medications
10 mg oral metoclopramide, 400 mg oral ibuprofen with 2 x 50 ml NS administered over 15 minutes.
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10 mg oral metoclopramide, 400 mg oral ibuprofen with 2 x 50 ml normal saline IV administered over 15 minutes.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: IV medications
2 x placebo tablets, 10 mg metoclopramide in 50 cc NS and 10 mg ketorolac in 50 ml NS administered over 15 min.
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10 mg of metoclopramide IV in 50 ml normal saline, 10 mg ketorolac IV in 50 ml normal saline administered over 15 minutes, with 2 placebo tablets.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Recruitment rate
Time Frame: 6 months
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Proportion of eligible patients presenting to ED who are successfully recruited
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6 months
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Pain relief
Time Frame: 60 minutes
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Change in visual analogue scale (0-10 where 0 is no pain and 10 is maximal pain) from baseline to 60 minutes after medication administration
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60 minutes
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Proportion of eligible patients approached
Time Frame: 6 months
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Proportion of all eligible patients who were approached by research assistants
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6 months
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Rate of attrition during the study period
Time Frame: 24 hours
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Number of patients recruited to study who ended participation during study period
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24 hours
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Pain relief at 2 hours
Time Frame: 120 minutes
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Change in visual analogue scale from baseline to 120 minutes after medication administration
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120 minutes
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Freedom from headache
Time Frame: 60 minutes
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Patients who report complete resolution of headache at 60 minutes from medication administration
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60 minutes
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Need for rescue medication
Time Frame: 24 h
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Additional medications administered by treating physician after 60 minutes
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24 h
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Emergency department length of stay
Time Frame: 24 hours
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Time from initial physician assessment to discharge
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24 hours
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Return to emergency department
Time Frame: 24 hours
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Patients who were registered again to the ED within 24 hours of discharge
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24 hours
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Adverse reactions
Time Frame: 24 hours
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Any adverse reaction reported during the study period
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24 hours
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Robert Ohle, MBBCh, Health Sciences North Research Institute
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Burch RC, Loder S, Loder E, Smitherman TA. The prevalence and burden of migraine and severe headache in the United States: updated statistics from government health surveillance studies. Headache. 2015 Jan;55(1):21-34. doi: 10.1111/head.12482. Erratum In: Headache. 2015 Feb;55(2):356.
- Bijur PE, Silver W, Gallagher EJ. Reliability of the visual analog scale for measurement of acute pain. Acad Emerg Med. 2001 Dec;8(12):1153-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01132.x.
- Motov S, Yasavolian M, Likourezos A, Pushkar I, Hossain R, Drapkin J, Cohen V, Filk N, Smith A, Huang F, Rockoff B, Homel P, Fromm C. Comparison of Intravenous Ketorolac at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Aug;70(2):177-184. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.10.014. Epub 2016 Dec 16.
- Azzopardi TD, Brooks NA. Oral metoclopramide as an adjunct to analgesics for the outpatient treatment of acute migraine. Ann Pharmacother. 2008 Mar;42(3):397-402. doi: 10.1345/aph.1K481. Epub 2008 Feb 19.
- Burch R, Rizzoli P, Loder E. The prevalence and impact of migraine and severe headache in the United States: Updated age, sex, and socioeconomic-specific estimates from government health surveys. Headache. 2021 Jan;61(1):60-68. doi: 10.1111/head.14024. Epub 2020 Dec 21.
- Friedman BW, Mulvey L, Esses D, Solorzano C, Paternoster J, Lipton RB, Gallagher EJ. Metoclopramide for acute migraine: a dose-finding randomized clinical trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 May;57(5):475-82.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.11.023. Epub 2011 Jan 12.
- Yeh WZ, Blizzard L, Taylor BV. What is the actual prevalence of migraine? Brain Behav. 2018 Jun;8(6):e00950. doi: 10.1002/brb3.950. Epub 2018 May 2.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Brain Diseases
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Nervous System Diseases
- Pain
- Neurologic Manifestations
- Disease Attributes
- Headache Disorders, Primary
- Headache Disorders
- Emergencies
- Migraine Disorders
- Headache
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Autonomic Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Analgesics
- Sensory System Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
- Antiemetics
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Dopamine Agents
- Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists
- Dopamine Antagonists
- Ketorolac
- Ibuprofen
- Metoclopramide
Other Study ID Numbers
- 23-016
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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