Treatment with sumatriptan 50 mg in the mildphase of migraine attacks in patients withinfrequent attacks: A randomised, double-blind,placebo-controlled study

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 389-394

  Tfelt Hansen, P ^a   Bach, F W ^b   Daugaard, D ^a   Tsiropoulos, I ^c   Riddersholm, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trial; Migraine; Mild phase; Sumatriptan

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE AURA; PARALLEL DESIGN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DRUGS; SUMATRIPTAN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33846124910     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-006-0333-z     Document Type: Article

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