Document Type
Article
Publication Date
July 2006
Abstract
We studied the safety and efficacy of 0 U, 50 U, 100 U, 150 U (five sites), 86 Usub and 100 Usub (three sites) botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA; BOTOX); Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) for the prophylaxis of chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). Three hundred patients (62.3% female; mean age 42.6 years) enrolled. For the primary endpoint, the mean change from baseline in the number of TTH-free days per month, there was no statistically significant difference between placebo and four BoNTA groups, but a significant difference favouring placebo vs. BoNTA 150 was observed (4.5 vs. 2.8 tension headache-free days/month; P = 0.007). All treatment groups improved at day 60. Although efficacy was not demonstrated for the primary endpoint, at day 90, more patients in three BoNTA groups had >or=50% decrease in tension headache days than did placebo (P
Recommended Citation
Silberstein, Stephen D.; Göbel, H.; Jensen, R.; Elkind, A. H.; DeGryse, R.; Walcott, J. M.C.M.; and Turkel, C., "Botulinum toxin type A in the prophylactic treatment of chronic tension-type headache: A multicentre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study" (2006). Department of Neurology Faculty Papers. Paper 18.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/neurologyfp/18
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author's final version prior to publication in Cephalalgia 26(7):790-800, July 2006. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01114.x). Copyright © 2006 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.