Low-Dose Naltrexone and Acetaminophen Combination and Its Components in the Acute Treatment of Migraine

Summary

The study consists of a screening visit, out-patient treatment of a moderate or severe migraine attack with a single dose of the study medication within 8 weeks, and End-of-Study Visit 2-7 days after dosing.

Timeline

Start

2017-02-18

Primary completion

2018-02-08

Completion

2018-02-08

Publications

• Results Wang X, Zhang Y, Peng Y, Hutchinson MR, Rice KC, Yin H, Watkins LR. Pharmacological characterization of the opioid inactive isomers (+)-naltrexone and (+)-naloxone as antagonists of toll-like receptor 4. Br J Pharmacol. 2016 Mar;173(5):856-69. doi: 10.1111/bph.13394. Epub 2016 Feb 4.
• Results Kato J, Svensson CI. Role of extracellular damage-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs) as mediators of persistent pain. Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci. 2015;131:251-79. doi: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2014.11.014. Epub 2015 Jan 30.
• Results Lewis SS, Loram LC, Hutchinson MR, Li CM, Zhang Y, Maier SF, Huang Y, Rice KC, Watkins LR. (+)-naloxone, an opioid-inactive toll-like receptor 4 signaling inhibitor, reverses multiple models of chronic neuropathic pain in rats. J Pain. 2012 May;13(5):498-506. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.02.005. Epub 2012 Apr 20.
• Results Watkins LR, Hutchinson MR, Ledeboer A, Wieseler-Frank J, Milligan ED, Maier SF. Norman Cousins Lecture. Glia as the "bad guys": implications for improving clinical pain control and the clinical utility of opioids. Brain Behav Immun. 2007 Feb;21(2):131-46. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2006.10.011. Epub 2006 Dec 18.
• Results Hutchinson MR, Zhang Y, Brown K, Coats BD, Shridhar M, Sholar PW, Patel SJ, Crysdale NY, Harrison JA, Maier SF, Rice KC, Watkins LR. Non-stereoselective reversal of neuropathic pain by naloxone and naltrexone: involvement of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Eur J Neurosci. 2008 Jul;28(1):20-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06321.x.
• Results Wieseler J, Ellis A, McFadden A, Stone K, Brown K, Cady S, Bastos LF, Sprunger D, Rezvani N, Johnson K, Rice KC, Maier SF, Watkins LR. Supradural inflammatory soup in awake and freely moving rats induces facial allodynia that is blocked by putative immune modulators. Brain Res. 2017 Jun 1;1664:87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.03.011. Epub 2017 Mar 16.
• Results Su M, Ran Y, He Z, Zhang M, Hu G, Tang W, Zhao D, Yu S. Inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 alleviates hyperalgesia induced by acute dural inflammation in experimental migraine. Mol Pain. 2018 Jan-Dec;14:1744806918754612. doi: 10.1177/1744806918754612. Epub 2018 Jan 8.
• Results Dewall CN, Macdonald G, Webster GD, Masten CL, Baumeister RF, Powell C, Combs D, Schurtz DR, Stillman TF, Tice DM, Eisenberger NI. Acetaminophen reduces social pain: behavioral and neural evidence. Psychol Sci. 2010 Jul;21(7):931-7. doi: 10.1177/0956797610374741. Epub 2010 Jun 14.
• Results Younger J, Mackey S. Fibromyalgia symptoms are reduced by low-dose naltrexone: a pilot study. Pain Med. 2009 May-Jun;10(4):663-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00613.x. Epub 2009 Apr 22.
• Results Lipton RB, Baggish JS, Stewart WF, Codispoti JR, Fu M. Efficacy and safety of acetaminophen in the treatment of migraine: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, population-based study. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Dec 11-25;160(22):3486-92. doi: 10.1001/archinte.160.22.3486.
• Results Kaki AM, El-Yaski AZ, Youseif E. Identifying neuropathic pain among patients with chronic low-back pain: use of the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs pain scale. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2005 Sep-Oct;30(5):422-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rapm.2005.05.013.

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