Conditions: Primary Headaches (Includes Migraines, Tension, Cluster Headaches)
Keywords: Headaches Migraines Tension headaches Cluster headaches
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 19
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine if droperidol is equally as effective as metoclopramide for treatment of primary headaches in the Emergency Department.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: None arm 2: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Droperidol intervention 2: Metoclopramide + diphenhydramine
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Droperidol 1.25 mg IV x 1, may repeat 0.625 mg if needed at 60 minutes intervention 2: Metoclopramide 20 mg IV infusion q30 minutes as needed with a maximum of 4 doses + Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV injection x 1 given with the first dose of metoclopramide IV infusion and repeated x 1 given with the third metoclopramide IV infusion.

Protocol document: