Oral Dexamethasone for Treatment of Migraine

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2005
The aim of this project is to determine if a single dose of oral dexamethasone at the time of discharge from the emergency department (ED) \[after successful treatment\] prevents rebound headache. Hypothesis: That single dose oral dexamethasone 8mg reduces the proportion of patients who suffer rebound headache after treatment for migraine in the ED.
Epistemonikos ID: 43781944d76a1a95eccc7cf53a15e8cadbe597a0
First added on: May 04, 2024