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. 2016 Apr 20;2016(4):CD008541. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008541.pub3
Study ID Treatment HR 1 h HR 2 h PF 2 h SHR 24 h SPF 24 h Use of rescue medication
Brandes 2007 Study 1 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 370
(2) suma 85 mg, n = 365
(3) naprox 500 mg, n = 361
(4) placebo, n = 365
No data (1) 237/364
(2) 200/361
(3) 157/356
(4) 102/360
(1)125/364
(2) 90/361
(3) 53/356
(4) 33/360
(1) 174/364
(2) 127/361
(3) 107/365
(4) 64/360
(1) 90/364
(2) 59/361
(3) 37/356
(4) 30/360
From 2 to 24 h
(1) 81/364
(2) 115/361
(3) 135/356
(4) 192/360
Brandes 2007 Study 2 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 367
(2) suma 85 mg, n = 370
(3) naprox 500 mg, n = 371
(4) placebo, n = 387
No data (1) 207/362
(2) 182/362
(3) 158/364
(4) 109/382
(1)107/362
(2) 82/362
(3) 57/364
(4) 37/382
(1) 158/362
(2) 121/362
(3) 102/364
(4) 64/382
(1) 83/362
(2) 51/362
(3) 37/364
(4) 25/382
From 2 to 24 h
(1) 83/362
(2) 137/362
(3) 143/364
(4) 223/382
Calhoun 2014 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 43
(2) placebo n = 43 No data No data (1) 63.9%
(2) 33.3%
No data (1) 69.1%
(2) 23.3%
No data
Lipton 2009 Study 1 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 447 (1693 attacks)
(2) placebo, n = 123 (424 attacks)
No data No data 1st attack:
(1) 230/443
(2) 25/123
All attacks:
(1) 856/1665
(2) 106/422
No data 1st attack:
(1) 168/443
(2) 15/123
All attacks:
(1) 608/1665
(2) 72/422
From 2 to 24 h
1st attack:
(1) 52/443
(2) 47/123
All attacks:
(1) 197/1668
(2) 141/422
Lipton 2009 Study 2 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 458 (1678 attacks)
(2) placebo, n = 107 (422 attacks)
No data No data 1st attack:
(1) 236/454
(2) 16/106
All attacks:
(1) 833/1655
(2) 83/416
No data 1st attack:
(1) 159/455
(2) 12/106
All attacks:
(1) 564/1655
(2) 52/416
1st attack:
(1) 52/455
(2) 43/106
All attacks:
(1) 183/1662
(2) 144/416
Mannix 2009 Study 1 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 152
(2) placebo, n = 160
No data No data (1) 63/151
(2) 37/160
No data (1) 44/151
(2) 29/160
From 2 to 48 h
(1) 56/151
(2) 85/160
Mannix 2009 Study 2 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 151
(2) placebo, n = 160
No data No data (1) 79/151
(2) 35/159
No data (1) 57/151
(2) 16/159
From 2 to 48 h
(1) 47/151
(2) 110/159
Mathew 2009 Study 1 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 136
(2) placebo, n = 134
No data No data (1) 54/136
(2) 23/134
No data (1) 35/136
(2) 11/134
From 2 to 24 h
(1) 39/136
(2) 84/134
Mathew 2009 Study 2 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 134
(2) placebo, n =133
No data No data (1) 59/134
(2) 19/133
No data (1) 42/134
(2) 11/133
From 2 to 24 h
(1) 29/134
(2) 73/133
Silberstein 2008 Study 1 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 280
(2) placebo, n = 296
No data No data (1) 146/280
(2) 50/296
No data (1) 126/280
(2) 36/296
From 2 to 24 h
(1) 56/280
(2) 139/296
Silberstein 2008 Study 2 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 276
(2) placebo, n = 259
No data No data (1) 141/276
(2) 39/259
No data (1) 110/276
(2) 36/259
From 2 to 24 h
(1) 44/276
(2) 117/259
Smith 2005 (1) suma/naprox 50/500 mg, n = 250
(2) suma 50 mg, n = 229
(3) naprox 500 mg, n = 250
(4) placebo, n = 241
(1) 73/250
(2) 52/226
(3) 67/248
(4) 29/241
(1) 163/250
(2) 111/226
(3) 114/248
(4) 65/241
(1) 85/250
(2) 45/226
(3) 45/248
(4) 14/241
(1) 115/250
(2) 66/226
(3) 62/248
(4) 41/241
(1) 63/250
(2) 25/226
(3) 30/248
(4) 12/241
From 2 to 24 h
(1) 88/250
(2) 115/226
(3) 129/248
(4) 154/241
TRX109011/132010 (1) suma/naprox 85/500 mg, n = 317
(2) BCM, n = 304
(3) placebo, n = 320
No data (1) 148/317
(2) 114/304
(3) 76/320
(1) 45/317
(2) 26/304
(3) 16/320
(1) 107/317
(2) 67/304
(3) 45/320
(1) 26/317
(2) 18/304
(3) 10/320
First dose only
From 2 to 24 h (possibly 48 h)
(1) 52/107
(2) 67/108
(3) 74/103
BCM: butalbital‐containing combination medication (butalbital 50 mg, paracetamol (acetaminophen) 325 mg, and caffeine 40 mg); HR: headache relief; naprox: naproxen; PF: pain‐free; SHR: sustained headache relief; SPF: sustained pain‐free; suma: sumatriptan; suma/naprox: sumatriptan plus naproxen.