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J. Sawyer

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Stratified Care vs Step Care Strategies for Migraine

2000

ContextVarious guidelines recommend different strategies for selecting and sequencing acute treatments for migraine. In step care, treatment is escalated after first-line medications fail. In stratified care, initial treatment is based on measurement of the severity of illness or other factors. These strategies for migraine have not been rigorously evaluated.ObjectiveTo compare the clinical benefits of 3 strategies: stratified care, step care within attacks, and step care across attacks, among patients with migraine.Design and SettingRandomized, controlled, parallel-group clinical trial conducted by the Disability in Strategies Study group from December 1997 to March 1999 in 88 clinical cen…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyMetoclopramideMigraine DisordersPopulationZolmitriptanSeverity of Illness IndexDrug Administration Schedulelaw.inventionRandomized controlled triallawInternal medicineSeverity of illnessHumansMedicineeducationOxazolidinonesAspirineducation.field_of_studyAspirinbusiness.industryAnti-Inflammatory Agents Non-SteroidalArea under the curveGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseTryptaminesSerotonin Receptor AgonistsClinical trialMigraineCritical PathwaysPhysical therapyDopamine AntagonistsFemalebusinessmedicine.drugJAMA
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Treatment Strategies for Migraine Headache

2001

Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyMigrainebusiness.industrymedicineTreatment strategyGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseasebusinessJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
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