Prophylactic Effect of Memantine in Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Phase 3CompletedNCT00315666

Danish Headache Center40 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to test whether memantine has a prophylactic effect on chronic tension-type headaches.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Tension-Type Headache

Interventions

memantineDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic tension-type headache * Normal urine pH Exclusion Criteria: * More than 1 migraine attack/month * Other major illnesses * Overuse of medicine/alcohol * Women not using AC * Pregnant/breast-feeding women * Allergy to memantine

Locations (1)

Danish Headaches Center

Glostrup Municipality, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Headache duration

Headache intensity

Secondary Outcomes

Headache frequency

The use of simple analgesics

Side effects

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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