The Efficacy of Different Triptans for the Treatment of Acute Headache in Pediatric Migraine : A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Serotonin receptors 5-HT1B and 5-HT1D in the cerebral arteries are activated by the 5-hydroxytryptophan agonists (triptans) to relieve the discomfort associated with migraines. Even though triptans are often used to treat acute migraines, there is some debate over their effectiveness.

OBJECTIVE: Our systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of triptans for acute treatment of migraine in young individuals.

METHODS: Utilizing the databases of Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, and PubMed, a literature search was conducted, and all papers published till July 2022 were included. This systematic review was carried out following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) standards. In addition to the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT, the following descriptive terms were also used: "Triptans," "Pediatric Migraine," "Migraine disorders," "Headache," "Children," and "Adolescent.".

RESULTS: A total of 1047 studies were identified, and 25 articles were finally included in the study. 17 of them were RCTs while the remaining were non-randomized trials. Most studies recruited participants aged between 12-17 years. Among 25 studies, 7 reported sumatriptan use, 3 assessed a combination of sumatriptan and naproxen, 4 were on almotriptan, 1 on eletriptan, 6 on rizatriptan, and 4 on zolmitriptan use.

CONCLUSION: We found that rizatriptan (good tolerability profile with a dose of 5 mg) and sumatriptan (nasal spray, 10 mg and 20 mg) had higher efficiency as compared to other triptans. Regardless of type or dose, all triptans are generally well tolerated by patients, but a few adverse effects such as light-headedness (sumatriptan), nasopharyngitis, and, muscular spasms (sumatriptan/ naproxen), somnolence, and dry mouth (rizatriptan), and dizziness (zolmitriptan group) were reported with the triptans.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Indian pediatrics - 60(2023), 8 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 663-671

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chanchlani, Roshan [VerfasserIn]
Agrawal, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Janjua, Dalwinder [VerfasserIn]
Hafsa, Shaik Nida [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

2FS66TH3YW
51086HBW8G
57Y76R9ATQ
8R78F6L9VO
Journal Article
Naproxen
Rizatriptan
Sumatriptan
Systematic Review
Tryptamines
Zolmitriptan

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.08.2023

Date Revised 13.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357115597