Efficacy and Safety of Acetaminophen and Aspirin Versus Placebo in the Acute Treatment of Migraine

NCT ID: NCT01973205

Last Updated: 2015-06-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

900 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2014-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acetaminophen and aspirin versus placebo in the acute treatment of migraine

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Migraine

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

2 placebo tablets matching acetaminophen 250 mg and aspirin 250 mg tablets

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

2 placebo tablets matching acetaminophen 250 mg and aspirin 250 mg tablets

Acetaminophen 250 mg and aspirin 250 mg

2 tablets each containing Acetaminophen 250 mg and aspirin 250 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acetaminophen 250 mg and Aspirin 250 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

2 tablets each containing Acetaminophen 250 mg and Aspirin 250 mg

Interventions

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Acetaminophen 250 mg and Aspirin 250 mg

2 tablets each containing Acetaminophen 250 mg and Aspirin 250 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

2 placebo tablets matching acetaminophen 250 mg and aspirin 250 mg tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female aged 18 years and over.
2. International Headache Society (IHS) diagnosis of migraine without aura or typical aura with migraine headache.
3. History of experiencing at least 1, but not more than 8, acute migraine attacks monthly during the previous year.
4. History of at least moderate migraine pain intensity, if left untreated.
5. History of frequently or always experiencing nausea with the migraine attack.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects eligible for inclusion in this study must not fulfill any of the following criteria:

1. Headache symptoms which may be due to or aggravated by:

* Recent (within 6 months) head or neck trauma (e.g., whiplash)
* Head or neck pain secondary to an orthopedic abnormality
* Cluster headache
* Specific migraine variants (e.g., basilar-type artery migraine, opthalmoplegic migraine, hemiplegic migraine, migraine aura without headache)
* Other serious, non-migraine causes of headache (e.g., increased intracranial pressure, intracranial bleeding, meningitis, malignancy)
* Non-serious, non-migraine causes of headache (e.g., cold, flu, hangover)
2. History of vomiting during more than 20% of migraine attacks.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Project Lead

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Consumer Health

Locations

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Anaheim, California, United States

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San Francisco, California, United States

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Jupiter, Florida, United States

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Oviedo, Florida, United States

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West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

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Evansville, Indiana, United States

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Berlin, New Jersey, United States

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Rochester, New York, United States

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The Bronx, New York, United States

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Williamsville, New York, United States

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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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863-P-303

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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