MK0462 5 mg, Sumatriptan 50 mg, and Placebo Comparison Study (0462-029)

Summary

A study to compare rizatriptan (MK0462) 5 mg by mouth (p.o.) and sumatriptan 50 mg p.o. for the acute treatment of a migraine attack.

Timeline

Start

1995-08

Primary completion

1996-05

Completion

1996-09

Publications

• Background Ho TW, Fan X, Rodgers A, Lines CR, Winner P, Shapiro RE. Age effects on placebo response rates in clinical trials of acute agents for migraine: pooled analysis of rizatriptan trials in adults. Cephalalgia. 2009 Jul;29(7):711-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01788.x. Epub 2009 Feb 3.
• Results Ferrari MD, Loder E, McCarroll KA, Lines CR. Meta-analysis of rizatriptan efficacy in randomized controlled clinical trials. Cephalalgia. 2001 Mar;21(2):129-36. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2001.00169.x.
• Results Block GA, Goldstein J, Polis A, Reines SA, Smith ME. Efficacy and safety of rizatriptan versus standard care during long-term treatment for migraine. Rizatriptan Multicenter Study Groups. Headache. 1998 Nov-Dec;38(10):764-71. doi: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1998.3810764.x.

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