Propranolol vs flunarizine vs flunarizine plus propranolol in migraine without aura prophylaxis. a double-blind trial Ensaio duplo-cego comparando propranolol, flunarizina e flunarizina associada ao propranolol na profilaxia da migrânea sem aura

Autor: Carlos Alberto Bordini, Marco Antônio Arruda, Marcelo Cedrinho Ciciarelli, José Geraldo Speciali
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 55, Iss 3B, Pp 536-541 (1997)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0004-282X
1678-4227
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1997000400003
Popis: Fourty-five migraine without aura patients underwent a parallel double-blind trial aiming the comparison of the effects of propranolol 60 mg/day to flunarizine 10 mg/day and to propranolol 60 mg/day plus flunarizine 10 mg/day simultaneously. There were 3 groups, each one with 15 patients. After a 20-day-baseline period, each group received one kind of treatment during 120 days. Migraine index on propranolol was 23.4*. on flunarizine 18.7* and on both drugs 14.4*, mean frequency of attacks on propranolol was 1.26**, on flunarizine 1.2** and on both drugs 1.13** (*pQuarenta e cinco pacientes com migrânea sem aura submeteram-se a ensaio paralelo e duplo-cego visando comparar os efeitos de propranolol (PPN), flunarizina (FNZ) e uso associado de propranolol mais flunarizina. Foram divididos em três grupos de 15 indivíduos. Após período preliminar de 20 dias sem a administração de qualquer droga, um grupo recebeu PPN 60 mg/dia, outro grupo FNZ 10 mg/dia, e o terceiro grupo PPN 60 mg/dia associado à FNZ 10 mg/dia. O tempo de tratamento foi 120 dias. O índice de dor no grupo sob PPN passou de 39,3 para 23,4 (p
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