In:
Cephalalgia, SAGE Publications, Vol. 31, No. 2 ( 2011-01), p. 144-151
Abstract:
Background: Menstrually related migraine (MRM) affects more than half of female migraineurs. Because such migraines are often predictable, they provide a suitable target for treatment in the mild pain phase. The present study was designed to provide prospective data on the efficacy of almotriptan for treatment of MRM. Methods: Premenopausal women with MRM were randomized to almotriptan ( N = 74) or placebo ( N = 73), taken at onset of the first perimenstrual migraine. Patients crossed over to the other treatment for the first perimenstrual migraine of their second cycle, followed by a two-month open-label almotriptan treatment period. Results: Significantly more patients were pain-free at two hours (risk ratio [RR] = 1.81; p = .0008), pain-free from 2–24 hours with no rescue medication (RR = 1.99; p = .0022), and pain-free from 2–24 hours with no rescue medication or adverse events (RR = 1.94; p = .0061) with almotriptan versus placebo. Nausea ( p = .0007) and photophobia ( p = .0083) at two hours were significantly less frequent with almotriptan. Almotriptan efficacy was consistent between three attacks, with 56.2% of patients pain-free at two hours at least twice. Adverse events were similar with almotriptan and placebo. Conclusion: Almotriptan was significantly more effective than placebo in women with MRM attacks, with consistent efficacy in longer-term follow-up.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0333-1024
,
1468-2982
DOI:
10.1177/0333102410378048
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2011
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2019999-5
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