A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of venlafaxine XR in out-patients with tension-type headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-324

  Zissis, N P ^a,h   Harmoussi, S ^b   Vlaikidis, N ^c   Mitsikostas, D ^d   Thomaidis, T ^e   Georgiadis, G ^f   Karageorgiou, K ^g  

^a Medical Department   (Greece)

^b Agios Dimitrios Hospital   (Greece)

^c AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e Pammakaristos Hospital   (Greece)

^f PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^g G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^h NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Norepinephrine; Randomized clinical trial; Serotonin; Tension type headache; Venlafaxine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANORGASMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH PAIN; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESICS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947209667     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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