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A Study to Evaluate Droperidol Use in the Emergency Department and the Effect on QTc
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to study the length of the QTc interval in patients receiving the standard of care dose of intravenous droperidol for headache or migraine, nausea, pain, and indications other than agitation over 30 minutes.
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Various Visual Symptoms in Children
Rochester, MN
The primary purpose of this study is determine the frequency of positive visual symptoms including visual snow in pediatric patients seen for general pediatric care as well as for neurologic care.
The secondary purpose is to determine if positive visual symptoms are more common in pediatric patients who also have a self-reported history of headache or migraine.
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The Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention Study
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this research study is to test two medicines for migraine prevention in children and adolescents. The investigators want to see if amitriptyline and/or topiramate are better than placebo (sugar pill) in reducing headache frequency in children and adolescents ages 8 to 17 with migraines. At this time, there are no FDA approved medicines approved in the US for the prevention treatment of migraine headaches in children and adolescents.