Prophylactic Effect of Memantine in Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Danish Headache Center

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Tension-Type Headache

Treatments: Drug: memantine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00315666

KA-20060021

2006-000060-82

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind