The efficacy and safety of metoclopramide in relieving acute migraine attacks compared with other anti-migraine drugs: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BMC Neurology

Research

Hebatallah Mohamed Abdelhay¹  Amira Naser Mohammed Alhosini¹  Nada Mostafa Al-dardery²  Gehad Taha Abdelwadoud²  Samaher Walied Mohamed³  Mohamed Abd-ElGawad⁴  Hanaa Abdelmonem⁴  Mohamed Abdelmonem Kamel⁴  Ahmed Eissa Ahmed⁴ 

[1] Clinical Oncology Resident at Fayoum University Hospital, Fayoum, Egypt;Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt;Family Medicine Resident at Fayoum University Hospital, Fayoum, Egypt;MBBCh, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt;

关键词: Migraine;    Metoclopramide;    Nausea;    Vomiting;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12883-023-03259-7

 received in 2023-01-05, accepted in 2023-05-25,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMany drugs are prescribed in relieving acute migraine attacks, we aim to compare metoclopramide with other antimigraine drugs.MethodsWe searched online databases like PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science till June 2022 for RCTs that compared metoclopramide alone with placebo or active drugs. The main outcomes were the mean change in headache score and complete headache relief. The secondary outcomes were the rescue medications need, side effects, nausea and recurrence rate. We qualitatively reviewed the outcomes. Then, we performed the network meta-analyses (NMAs) when it was possible. which were done by the Frequentist method using the MetaInsight online software.ResultsSixteen studies were included with a total of 1934 patients: 826 received metoclopramide, 302 received placebo, and 806 received other active drugs. Metoclopramide was effective in reducing headache outcomes even for 24 h. The intravenous route was the most chosen route in the included studies and showed significant positive results regarding headache outcomes; however, the best route whether intramuscular, intravenous, or suppository was not compared in the previous studies. Also, both 10 and 20 mg doses of metoclopramide were effective in improving headache outcomes; however, there was no direct comparison between both doses and the 10 mg dose was the most frequently used dosage.In NMA of headache change after 30 min or 1 h, metoclopramide effect came after granisetron, ketorolac, chlorpromazine, and Dexketoprofen trometamol. Only granisetron’s effect was significantly higher than metoclopramide’s effect which was only significantly higher than placebo and sumatriptan. In headache-free symptoms, only prochlorperazine was non-significantly higher than metoclopramide which was higher than other medications and showed significantly higher effects only with placebo. In rescue medication, metoclopramide’s effect was only non-significantly lower than prochlorperazine and chlorpromazine while its effect was higher than other drugs and showed higher significant effects only than placebo and valproate. In the recurrence rate, studies showed no significant difference between metoclopramide and other drugs. Metoclopramide significantly decreased nausea more than the placebo. Regarding side effects, metoclopramide showed a lower incidence of mild side effects than pethidine and chlorpromazine and showed a higher incidence of mild side effects than placebo, dexamethasone, and ketorolac. The reported extrapyramidal symptoms with metoclopramide were dystonia or akathisia.ConclusionA dose of 10 mg IV Metoclopramide was effective in relieving migraine attacks with minimal side effects. Compared to other active drugs, it only showed a lower significant effect compared with granisetron regarding headache change while it showed significantly higher effects only with placebo in both rescue medication needs and headache-free symptoms and valproate in only rescue medication need. Also, it significantly decreased headache scores more than placebo and sumatriptan. However, more studies are needed to support our results.

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