• A Peikert, W J Becker, E A Ashford, C Dahlof, H Hassani, and R J Salonen.
• Stadtirches Klinikum Sanatoriumsplatz 2, 81545 Munchen-Harlaching, Germany.
• Eur. J. Neurol. 1999 Jan 1;6(1):43-9.

AbstractThis multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group dose-ranging study compared the efficacy and tolerability of four doses of sumatriptan nasal spray (2.5, 5, 10 and 20 mg) with a placebo, in the acute treatment of a single migraine attack. In total, 544 patients received the study medication as a single spray in one nostril, to treat a single migraine attack in the clinic. Efficacy assessments included the measurement of headache severity, clinical disability, and the presence/absence of associated symptoms. The incidence of headache recurrence was also assessed. The three highest doses of sumatriptan (5 mg 49%, 10 mg 46%, 20 mg 64%) were significantly better than the placebo (25%) at providing headache relief (moderate or severe headache improving to mild or none) 120 min after treatment (P Copyright 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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