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Trial reportCephalalgia : an international journal of headache2015

Frovatriptan 2.5 mg plus dexketoprofen (25 mg or 37.5 mg) in menstrually related migraine. Subanalysis from a double-blind, randomized trial.

G Allais, G Bussone, V Tullo, P Cortelli, F Valguarnera, P Barbanti, G Sette, F D'Onofrio, M Curone, C Benedetto

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Trial report in Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

G AllaisWomen's Headache Center, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy gb.allais@tiscali.it.
G BussoneDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, National Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Italy.
V TulloDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, National Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Italy.
P CortelliNeurological Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy and IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
F ValguarneraSestri Ponente Hospital "Padre Antero Micone", Italy.
P BarbantiUnit for Treatment and Research of Headaches and Pain, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Italy.
G SetteSant'Andrea Hospital, Italy.
F D'OnofrioSan Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Italy.
M CuroneDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, National Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Italy.
C BenedettoWomen's Headache Center, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITUniversity of Turin · ITAzienda Ospedaliera S.Giuseppe Moscati · ITCTO Andrea Alesini · ITInstitute of Neurological Sciences · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this article is to investigate the efficacy and safety of frovatriptan plus dexketoprofen 25 or 37.5 mg (FroDex25 or FroDex37.5, respectively) compared to that of frovatriptan 2.5 mg (Frova) in menstrually related migraine (MRM).

aimThe aim of this article is to analyze a subgroup of 76 women who treated an MRM attack in this multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study.

methodsThe primary end-point was the proportion of patients who were pain free (PF) at two hours. Secondary end-points included pain-relief (PR) at two hours and 48 hours sustained pain free (SPF).

resultsPF rates at two hours were 29% under Frova, 48% under FroDex25 and 64% under FroDex37.5 (p < 0.05). PR at two hours was Frova 52%, FroDex25 81% and FroDex37.5 88%, while 48 hours SPF was 18% under Frova, 30% under FroDex25 and 44% under FroDex37.5.

conclusionCombining frovatriptan+dexketoprofen produced higher PF rates at two hours compared to Frova while maintaining efficacy at 48 hours. Tolerability profiles were comparable.

Indexed as

AdultAnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCarbazolesDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansMenstruation DisturbancesMigraine DisordersSerotonin Receptor AgonistsTryptaminesAnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCarbazolesfrovatriptanSerotonin Receptor AgonistsTryptaminesdexketoprofenFrovatriptanmenstrually related migrainemigraine attacks

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PMID25053749
PMCPMC4261077
OpenAlexW2164056097

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