Efficacy of Flunarizine Vs Amitriptyline in Prophylaxis of Migraine Prophylaxis

Summary

To compare the frequency of acute attack and mean pain score ( assessed by visual analog scale) among subjects using either flunarizine or amitriptyline among patients with migraine coming to tertiary care Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. In this study 84 patients with migraine Age ranged between 18- 60 years, Both genders having 3 or more migraine attacks per month, normal systemic and neurological examination and not having taken any prophylactic medication for the last 4 months will randomly divided into two equal group of 42 subjects each.

Timeline

Start

2024-01-01

Primary completion

2024-06-30

Completion

2024-09-30

Publications

• Background Gorur K, Gur H, Ismi O, Ozcan C, Vayisoglu Y. The effectiveness of propranolol, flunarizine, amitriptyline and botulinum toxin in vestibular migraine complaints and prophylaxis: a non-randomized controlled study. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Nov-Dec;88(6):975-981. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.02.005. Epub 2021 Mar 7.
• Results Athar F, Zahid A, Farooq M, Ayyan M, Ashraf M, Farooq M, Naeem F, Badar A, Ehsan M, Hussain A, Ilyas MA. Frequency of migraine according to the ICHD-3 criteria and its association with sociodemographic and triggering factors in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Sep 17;82:104589. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104589. eCollection 2022 Oct.
• Results Amiri P, Kazeminasab S, Nejadghaderi SA, Mohammadinasab R, Pourfathi H, Araj-Khodaei M, Sullman MJM, Kolahi AA, Safiri S. Migraine: A Review on Its History, Global Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Comorbidities. Front Neurol. 2022 Feb 23;12:800605. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.800605. eCollection 2021.
• Results Bendtsen L, Sacco S, Ashina M, Mitsikostas D, Ahmed F, Pozo-Rosich P, Martelletti P. Guideline on the use of onabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine: a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation. J Headache Pain. 2018 Sep 26;19(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s10194-018-0921-8.

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