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HeadachePhase 4NCT02657031

The CHECK Trial: A Comparison of Headache Treatment in the ED: Compazine Versus Ketamine

A Phase 4 study testing Prochlorperazine, Ketamine and Diphenhydramine in people with Headache, run by University Medical Center of Southern Nevada at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study compares the efficacy of low dose Ketamine versus Compazine for the control of headache in patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Headache
What is being tested?
Prochlorperazine, Ketamine and Diphenhydramine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
54 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
17 Mar 2016to 21 Mar 2017
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18 to 65 years
  • Temperature < 100.4° F
  • Diastolic Blood Pressure <104 mm Hg
  • Normal neurological exam and mormal mental status

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Meningeal signs are present
  • Acute angle closure glaucoma is suspected.
  • Head trauma within the previous two weeks
  • Lumbar puncture within the previous two weeks
  • Thunderclap onset of the headache
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  • Weight more than 150 kg or less than 40 kg.
  • Known allergy to one of the study drugs.
  • History of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
  • History of intracranial hypertension.
  • Is a prisoner
  • Patient declined informed consent
  • Non-English speaking patient.
  • Attending provider excludes patient

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102

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About this study

Official title: The Check Trial: A Comparison of Headache Treatment in the ED: Compazine Versus Ketamine. A Multi-Center, Randomized Double-Blind, Clinical Control Trial.

This study compares the efficacy of low dose Ketamine versus Compazine for the control of headache in patients presenting to the Emergency Department.

Read the detailed description

After enrollment, each patient will randomized either to the standard treatment arm to receive prochlorperazine 10 mg IV along with diphenhydramine 25 mg IV, OR to the study arm to receive Ketamine 0.3 mg/kg along with ondansetron 4 mg IV. The diphenhydramine or ondansetron will be administered first, and immediately afterward the prochlorperazine or Ketamine will be administered. The prochlorperazine or Ketamine will be diluted in saline so that the total volume is 5 mL, and will be administered over 2 minutes. The diphenhydramine will be diluted in saline so that it is 2 mL (the same volume as the ondansetron). Both groups will also receive a 500 mL normal saline bolus after the study medications are administered. The ED pharmacist will be responsible for preparing the medications, using a double-blind protocol. He or she will record which arm the patient was randomized to. Only the pharmacist will have access to the randomization records and will not reveal the randomization until the end of the study. Emergency providers will be instructed not to administer any rescue medications for at least 30 minutes. The electronic medical record order will read "randomized study medication" (for the Ketamine or prochlorperazine) and "randomized add-on medication" (for the ondansetron or diphenhydramine).

Conditions
Headache
Being tested
Prochlorperazine, Ketamine, Diphenhydramine, Ondansetron, Normal Saline
Keywords
Headache, Migraine
Medical subject headings
Headache, Migraine Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ProchlorperazineDrug

    Also called Compazine

    prochlorperazine 10 mg IV

  • KetamineDrug

    Also called Ketalar

    Ketamine 0.3 mg/kg IV

  • DiphenhydramineDrug

    Also called Benadryl

    Diphenhydromine 25 mg IV

  • OndansetronDrug

    Also called Zofran

    Ondansetron 4 mg IV

  • Normal SalineDrug

    Also called NS

    Normal Saline 500 cc IV Bolus

Study groups in NCT02657031
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Control ArmActive comparatorThis arm uses standard of care treatment of prochlorperazine 10 mg IV along with diphenhydramine 25 mg IV plus Normal Sailine 500 cc bolus
Receives: Drug: Prochlorperazine; Drug: Diphenhydramine; Drug: Normal Saline
Study ArmExperimentalThis arm uses stud drug regime of Ketamine 0.3 mg/kg along with Ondansetron 4 mg IV plus Normal Saline 500 cc bolus.
Receives: Drug: Ketamine; Drug: Ondansetron; Drug: Normal Saline

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Headache Following Intervention

    Reduction in 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score. Positive values represent a reduction in headache severity. The maximum possible change in VAS score is 100 mm, representing the complete relief of a maximally severe headache. A change of 0 mm corresponds to no change in headache severity, and a negative value indicates worsening of the headache after the medication.

    Measured: 0-60 minutes

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Anxiety

    Reduction in 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score. The maximum possible change in VAS score is 100 mm, representing the complete relief of maximum anxiety. A change of 0 mm corresponds to no change in anxiety level, and a negative value indicates worsening of the anxiety after the medication.

    Measured: 0-60 minutes

  2. Nausea

    Reduction in 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score. The maximum possible change in VAS score is 100 mm, representing the complete relief of maximum nausea. A change of 0 mm corresponds to no change in nausea level, and a negative value indicates worsening of the nausea after the medication.

    Measured: 0-60 minutes

  3. The Number of Participants Experiencing Vomiting

    Yes/No

    Measured: 0-60 minutes

  4. The Number of Patients Experiencing Restlessness

    Yes/No

    Measured: 0-60 minutes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Jan 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start17 Mar 2016
  3. Primary completion21 Mar 2017
  4. Study completion21 Mar 2017

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Control Trial
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider
Enrolment
54 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02657031
Sponsor's protocol ID
EM 2015.13
Status last verified
Dec 2017
First submitted
13 Jan 2016
Last updated
11 Dec 2017
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No: This was intended a multi-center (2 sites) study that would have shared redacted data with investigators from both sites, however, site #2 did not receive a data sharing agreement or IRB approval from their institution. So by default the study effectively became a single site study.

Publications

  • Pitts SR, Niska RW, Xu J, Burt CW. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 emergency department summary. Natl Health Stat Report. 2008 Aug 6;(7):1-38.

    PubMed 18958996
  • Gelfand AA, Goadsby PJ. A Neurologist's Guide to Acute Migraine Therapy in the Emergency Room. Neurohospitalist. 2012 Apr 1;2(2):51-59. doi: 10.1177/1941874412439583.

    PubMed 23936605
  • Cicek M, Karcioglu O, Parlak I, Ozturk V, Duman O, Serinken M, Guryay M. Prospective, randomised, double blind, controlled comparison of metoclopramide and pethidine in the emergency treatment of acute primary vascular and tension type headache episodes. Emerg Med J. 2004 May;21(3):323-6. doi: 10.1136/emj.2002.000356.

    PubMed 15107371
  • Friedman BW, Adewunmi V, Campbell C, Solorzano C, Esses D, Bijur PE, Gallagher EJ. A randomized trial of intravenous ketorolac versus intravenous metoclopramide plus diphenhydramine for tension-type and all nonmigraine, noncluster recurrent headaches. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Oct;62(4):311-318.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.03.017. Epub 2013 Apr 6.

    PubMed 23567060
  • Kostic MA, Gutierrez FJ, Rieg TS, Moore TS, Gendron RT. A prospective, randomized trial of intravenous prochlorperazine versus subcutaneous sumatriptan in acute migraine therapy in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Jul;56(1):1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.11.020. Epub 2010 Jan 4.

    PubMed 20045576
  • Tanen DA, Miller S, French T, Riffenburgh RH. Intravenous sodium valproate versus prochlorperazine for the emergency department treatment of acute migraine headaches: a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Jun;41(6):847-53. doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.195.

    PubMed 12764341
  • Jones J, Sklar D, Dougherty J, White W. Randomized double-blind trial of intravenous prochlorperazine for the treatment of acute headache. JAMA. 1989 Feb 24;261(8):1174-6.

    PubMed 2915441
  • Friedman BW, Esses D, Solorzano C, Dua N, Greenwald P, Radulescu R, Chang E, Hochberg M, Campbell C, Aghera A, Valentin T, Paternoster J, Bijur P, Lipton RB, Gallagher EJ. A randomized controlled trial of prochlorperazine versus metoclopramide for treatment of acute migraine. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Oct;52(4):399-406. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.09.027. Epub 2007 Nov 19.

    PubMed 18006188
  • Callan JE, Kostic MA, Bachrach EA, Rieg TS. Prochlorperazine vs. promethazine for headache treatment in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial. J Emerg Med. 2008 Oct;35(3):247-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.047. Epub 2008 Jun 5.

    PubMed 18534808
  • Coppola M, Yealy DM, Leibold RA. Randomized, placebo-controlled evaluation of prochlorperazine versus metoclopramide for emergency department treatment of migraine headache. Ann Emerg Med. 1995 Nov;26(5):541-6. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70001-3.

    PubMed 7486359
  • Miner JR, Fish SJ, Smith SW, Biros MH. Droperidol vs. prochlorperazine for benign headaches in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2001 Sep;8(9):873-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01147.x.

    PubMed 11535479
  • Friedman BW, Hochberg ML, Esses D, Grosberg BM, Rothberg D, Bernstein B, Bijur PE, Lipton RB, Gallagher EJ. Recurrence of primary headache disorders after emergency department discharge: frequency and predictors of poor pain and functional outcomes. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Dec;52(6):696-704. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.01.334. Epub 2008 Apr 3.

    PubMed 18387702
  • McCarthy LH, Cowan RP. Comparison of parenteral treatments of acute primary headache in a large academic emergency department cohort. Cephalalgia. 2015 Aug;35(9):807-15. doi: 10.1177/0333102414557703. Epub 2014 Nov 3.

    PubMed 25366551
  • Adams HA. [Mechanisms of action of ketamine]. Anaesthesiol Reanim. 1998;23(3):60-3. German.

    PubMed 9707750
  • Eghbal MH, Taregh S, Amin A, Sahmeddini MA. Ketamine improves postoperative pain and emergence agitation following adenotonsillectomy in children. A randomized clinical trial. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2013 Jun;22(2):155-60.

    PubMed 24180163

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Prochlorperazine, Ketamine and Diphenhydramine in people with Headache, run by University Medical Center of Southern Nevada at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Dec 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 11 Dec 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Headache Following Intervention (time frame: 0-60 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02657031, which also lists 21 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Dec 2017.

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