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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Open Label Prospective Experience of Supplementation with a Fixed Combination of Magnesium, Vitamin B2, Feverfew, Andrographis Paniculata and Coenzyme Q10 for Episodic Migraine Prophylaxis.

Michail Vikelis, Emmanouil V Dermitzakis, George S Vlachos, Panagiotis Soldatos, Konstantinos C Spingos, Pantelis Litsardopoulos, Evangelia Kararizou, Andreas A Argyriou

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Michail VikelisHeadache Clinic, Mediterraneo Hospital, 16675 Glyfada, Greece.
Emmanouil V DermitzakisDepartment of Neurology, "Geniki Kliniki" Euromedica, 54645 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9275-0076
George S VlachosHeadache Clinic, Mediterraneo Hospital, 16675 Glyfada, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0757-2808
Panagiotis SoldatosPrivate Practice, 24131 Kalamata, Greece.
Konstantinos C SpingosCorfu Headache Clinic, 49131 Corfu, Greece.
Pantelis LitsardopoulosHeadache Outpatient Clinic, Neurology Department of the Saint Andrew's State General Hospital of Patras, 26335 Patras, Greece.
Evangelia KararizouHeadache Outpatient Clinic, 1st Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Andreas A ArgyriouHeadache Outpatient Clinic, Neurology Department of the Saint Andrew's State General Hospital of Patras, 26335 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2131-7114
General University Hospital of Patras · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRCorfu General Clinic · GREuromedica · GRTechnological Educational Institute of Peloponnese · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the efficacy and safety of supplementation with a fixed combination of magnesium, vitamin B2, feverfew, andrographis paniculata and coenzyme Q10 in episodic migraine (EM) prevention.

methodsA pilot, single-arm, open-label study was conducted. After a one-month baseline period, the above-described supplementation was introduced in 113 EM Greek patients, who were prospectively followed-up for three months. The primary endpoint was the change in monthly migraine days between baseline period (BSL) and the third month of supplementation (T3). Secondary endpoints included changes in mean intensity of migraine and in days with use of acute migraine medications. Changes in scores of Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire (MIDAS), Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), Migraine Therapy Assessment questionnaire (MTAQ), Migraine-Specific Quality-of-life questionnaire (MSQ-QOL), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were also evaluated. Those with ≥50% reduction in monthly migraine days at T3, compared to BSL were considered supplementation-responders.

resultsThe mean number of migraine days was significantly decreased between BSL and T3 (9.4 ± 3.7 vs. 6.1 ± 3.5;

conclusionsThe supplementation we have tested appears to be an effective and well-tolerated preventive approach against EM. A randomized, placebo-controlled study is needed to confirm our results.

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coenzyme Q10episodic migrainefeverfewmagnesiumnutraceuticalspreventionvitamin B2

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PMID33375459
PMCPMC7794912
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